⁶⁰ But he told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.”^(A)

⁶¹ Another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house.”^(B)

⁶² But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”