Lucas 9

Jesus told three people what it would cost them if they became his disciples.

57 As Jesus and the disciples were walking along the road, one man said to him, "I will go with you (sg) wherever you go!" 58 In order that the man might know what he could expect if he went with Jesus, Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes in the ground in which to live, and birds have nests, but even though I am the one who came from heaven, I do not have a home where I can sleep!" 59 Jesus told another man, "Come with me!" But the man said, "Lord/Sir, let me go home first. After my father dies I will bury him, and then I will come with you." 60 But Jesus said to him, "God considers that those who do not have eternal life are dead [MET]. Let those people do the work of burying people who die. As for you, go and tell people about how God wants ◄to rule/to have complete control over► people’s lives!" 61 Someone else said, "Lord, I will come with you and be your disciple, but first let me go home to say goodbye to my relatives." 62 Jesus said to him, "Anyone who is plowing his field should not look back to see what he has done. He must look forward to what is ahead. Similarly, anyone who continues to be concerned about his family and other things he has left behind is not fit to serve me and tell others about how God wants to rule [MTY] people’s lives."