Matthew 8:19–22; Luke 9:57–60

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Matthew 8:19–22

19 dAnd a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go. 20 And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. 21 Another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and bury my father. 22 And Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave ethe dead to bury their own dead.


Luke 9:57–60

The Cost of Following Jesus

57 As they were going ralong the road, ssomeone said to him, I will follow you wherever you go. 58 And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. 59 To another he said, Follow me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and bury my father. 60 And Jesus1 said to him, Leave tthe dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and uproclaim the kingdom of God.