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Luke 9:58

Jesus
Following JesusPoverty and the vulnerable

56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

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BSB
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
KJV
And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
WEB
Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
ASV
And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
DARBY
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.
BLB
And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere He might lay the head.”
ÅB
Og Jesus sa til ham: Revene har huler, og himmelens fugler reder; men Menneskesønnen har ikke det han kan helle sitt hode til.
OTB
Jesus svarte: "Rever har hi og fugler har reir, men Menneskesønnen har ikke noe sted å hvile sitt hode."
B1930
Og Jesus sa til ham: Revene har huler, og himmelens fugler reder; men Menneskesønnen har ikke det han kan helle sitt hode til.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 8:20

    And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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  • Luke 14:26–33

    If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:9

    For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

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  • Luke 18:22–23

    Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

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  • Psalms 84:3

    Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

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  • James 2:5

    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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  • John 6:60–66

    Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

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