Luke 9:60
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
KJV
εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ· ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς, σὺ δὲ ἀπελθὼν διάγγελλε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
Greek NT
Dixitque ei Jesus : Sine ut mortui sepeliant mortuos suos : tu autem vade, et annuntia regnum Dei.
Vulgate
But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
ASV
And Jesus said to him: Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- αὐτῷ — SBLGNT
- αὐτῷ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ὁ Ἰησοῦς — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Tim 5:6 — But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
- 2Tim 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
- 2Tim 4:2 — Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
- Col 2:13 — And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
- John 5:25 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
- John 21:15 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
- Lev 10:7 — And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
- Matt 10:7 — And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.