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Luke 9:58–59

58 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.” 59 To another he said, Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

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Luke 9:58–59 — The New International Version (NIV)

58 Jesus replied, Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

59 He said to another man, Follow me.”

But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Luke 9:58–59 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

58 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.

Luke 9:58–59 — New Living Translation (NLT)

58 But Jesus replied, Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”

59 He said to another person, Come, follow me.”

The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”

Luke 9:58–59 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

58 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.”

59 Then He said to another, Follow Me.”

But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Luke 9:58–59 — New Century Version (NCV)

58 Jesus said to them, The foxes have holes to live in, and the birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest his head.”

59 Jesus said to another man, Follow me!”

But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Luke 9:58–59 — American Standard Version (ASV)

58 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. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Luke 9:58–59 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

58 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. 59 And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.

Luke 9:58–59 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

58 Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep.” 

59 He told another man, “Follow me!” 

But the man said, “Sir, first let me go to bury my father.” 

Luke 9:58–59 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

58 Jesus told him, Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” 59 Then He said to another, Follow Me.”

“Lord,” he said, “first let me go bury my father.”

Luke 9:58–59 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

58 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.” 59 To another he said, Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Luke 9:58–59 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

58 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.” 59 And he said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, first allow me to go and bury my father.”

Luke 9:58–59 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes. Birds of the air have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”

But the man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Luke 9:58–59 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

58 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

59 And He said to another, Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”


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