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Luke 9:58 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Luke 9:58Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 9:5826 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
εἶπενeipen
saidverbG3004
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
ho
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ΑἱHai
ThearticleG3588
ἀλώπεκεςalōpekes
foxesnounG258
φωλεοὺςphōleous
holesnounG5454
ἔχουσινechousin
haveverbG2192
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
πετεινὰpeteina
birdsadjectiveG4071
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
οὐρανοῦouranou
airnounG3772
κατασκηνώσειςkataskēnōseis
nestsnounG2682
ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
butwordG1161
υἱὸςhyios
the SonnounG5207
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
of MannounG444
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔχειechei
hasverbG2192
ποῦpou
whereadverbG4225
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κεφαλὴνkephalēn
headnounG2776
κλίνῃklinē
He may layverbG2827
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 9:58

Although the Almighty Lord is bountiful, He does not grant to every one absolutely and indiscriminately heavenly and divine gifts, but to those only who are worthy to receive them, who free themselves and their souls from the stains of wickedness. And this we are taught by the force of the angelic words, And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said to him, Lord, I will follow you. First indeed there is much tardiness implied in the manner of his…

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

He dared also to match himself with the incomprehensible power of the Savior, saying, I will follow you wherever you go; for to follow the Savior simply to hear His teaching is possible to human nature, as it directs itself towards men, but it is not possible to go with Him wherever He is; for He is incomprehensible, and is not confined by place.

ATHAN ·

For having seen our Lord drawing much people to Him, he thought that he received reward from them, and that if he followed our Lord, he might obtain money.

Theophylact · 11th century
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