¹¹ When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he ^(A)welcomed them and ^(B)spoke to them of the kingdom of God and ^(C)cured those who needed healing.

⁶⁰ And Jesus^[a] said to him, “Leave ^(A)the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and ^(B)proclaim the kingdom of God.”

⁴³ but he said to them, ^(A)“I must ^(B)preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”