Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
and Jesus said to him, `Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'
But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do thou go and announce the kingdom ofGod.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentLuke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
- Author
- Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
- Date
- c. AD 60–62