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Luke 9:62

NETBible	Jesus¹ said to him, “No one who puts his² hand to the plow and looks back³ is fit for the kingdom of God.”⁴
NIV © biblegateway Luk 9:62	Jesus replied, "No-one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
NASB © biblegateway Luk 9:62	But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
NLT © biblegateway Luk 9:62	But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."
MSG © biblegateway Luk 9:62	Jesus said, "No procrastination. No backward looks. You can't put God's kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day."
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 9:62	But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 9:62	Jesus said to him, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 9:62	But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
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KJV	And <1161> Jesus <2424> said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> him <846>_, No man <3762>_, having put <1911> (5631) his <846> hand <5495> to <1909> the plough <723>_, and <2532> looking <991> (5723) back <1519> <3694>_, is <2076> (5748) fit <2111> for <1519> the kingdom <932> of God <2316>_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 9:62	But Jesus <2424> said <3004> to him, "No <3762> one <3762> , after putting <1911> his hand <5495> to the plow <723> and looking <991> back <3694> , is fit <2111> for the kingdom <932> of God <2316> ."
NET [draft] ITL	Jesus <2424> said <2036> to <4314> him <846> , “No one <3762> who puts <1911> his hand <5495> to <1909> the plow <723> and <2532> looks <991> back <1519> <3694> is <1510> fit <2111> for the kingdom <932> of God <2316> .”
GREEK	eipen <2036> (5627) V-2AAI-3S de <1161> CONJ [prov <4314> PREP auton] <846> P-ASM o <3588> T-NSM ihsouv <2424> N-NSM oudeiv <3762> A-NSM epibalwn <1911> (5631) V-2AAP-NSM thn <3588> T-ASF ceira <5495> N-ASF ep <1909> PREP arotron <723> N-ASN kai <2532> CONJ blepwn <991> (5723) V-PAP-NSM eiv <1519> PREP ta <3588> T-APN opisw <3694> ADV euyetov <2111> A-NSM estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S th <3588> T-DSF basileia <932> N-DSF tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM

NETBible

Jesus¹ said to him, “No one who puts his² hand to the plow and looks back³ is fit for the kingdom of God.”⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

²tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

³sn Jesus warns that excessive concern for family ties (looks back) will make the kingdom a lesser priority, which is not appropriate for discipleship. The image is graphic, for who can plow straight ahead toward a goal while looking back? Discipleship cannot be double-minded.

⁴sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.