Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Foxes have holes," he replied, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
New American Standard Bible
And Jesus said to him,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Jesus told him,
International Standard Version
Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest."
A Conservative Version
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of man has not where he might lay his head.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
And Jesus told him,
An Understandable Version
Jesus replied to him, "The foxes have dens [in which to live] and the birds of the sky have nests [in which to roost], but the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay His head."
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
Common New Testament
And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus answered him, foxes have their kennels, and birds of the air their nests, but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not a place where He may recline His head.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head!"
John Wesley New Testament
But Jesus said to 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.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus said to him, Foxes have dens, and fowls of heaven encampments; but the Son of man has not where he might lay down the head.
King James 2000
And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky [have] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay [his] head."
Modern King James verseion
And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus said unto him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests: but the son of man hath not whereon to lay his head."
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to him, "The foxes have their holes, the wild birds have their nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head."
Montgomery New Testament
"The foxes have their holes," Jesus answered, "and the wild birds have their nest, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
NET Bible
Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
New Heart English Bible
And 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."
Noyes New Testament
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have lodgingplaces; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Sawyer New Testament
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven places of shelter; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
The Emphasized Bible
And Jesus said unto him - the foxes, have, dens, and, the birds of heaven, nests; but, the Son of Man, hath not where, his head, he may recline.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And Jesus Said to him, The foxes have holts, and the birds of the air, nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Webster
And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Weymouth New Testament
"The foxes have holes," said Jesus, "and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
Williams New Testament
But Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, even wild birds have roosts, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
World English Bible
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."
Worrell New Testament
And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to recline His head."
Worsley New Testament
and Jesus answered him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven their nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jesus said to him, 'The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may recline the head.'
Themes
Care » Instances of » Certain persons who desired to follow jesus
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Poverty
Humility of Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Poverty
Humility of Christ » Exhibited in his » Poverty
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have the example of Christ
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 9:58
Verse Info
Context Readings
Would-Be Followers
57 And, while they were on their way, a man said to Jesus: "I will follow you wherever you go." 58 "Foxes have holes," he replied, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." 59 To another man Jesus said: "Follow me." "Let me first go and bury my father," said the man.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 8:20
"Foxes have holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
Luke 14:26-33
"If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes and his very life, he can be no disciple of mine.
Luke 18:22-23
Hearing this, Jesus said to him: "There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me."
John 6:60-66
On hearing it, many of his disciples said: "This is harsh doctrine! Who can bear to listen to it?"
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you do not forget the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--how that for your sakes, although he was rich, he became poor, so that you also might become rich through his poverty.
James 2:5
Listen, my dear Brothers. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the things of this world to be rich through their faith, and to possess the Kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?