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58 And Jesus told him, Foxes have lurking holes and the birds of the air have roosts and nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.

59 And He said to another, [a]Become My disciple, side with My party, and accompany Me! But he replied, Lord, permit me first to go and bury ([b]await the death of) my father.

60 But Jesus said to him, Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and publish abroad [c]throughout all regions the kingdom of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:59 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Luke 9:59 Many commentators interpret it thus.
  3. Luke 9:60 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

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