Luke 9:62

9:62 Jesus197 said to him, “No one who puts his198 hand to the plow and looks back199 is fit for the kingdom of God.”200

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197	tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
198	tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
199	sn 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.
200	sn 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.