Luke 9:62
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9:62Jesus197 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 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- 198 Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun ( ).
- 199 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 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.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
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But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
But Jesus said, “No one who puts his hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!”
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KJV 1900King James Version
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
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