Translation Comparison

Luke 9:58

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The verse Luke 9:58 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse Luke 9:58 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	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.
American Standard VersionASV	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.
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	Jesus said to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	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.
English Revised VersionERV	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.
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	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.
World English BibleWEB	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.\|
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	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.'
American King James VersionAKJV	And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	\|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.\|

King James Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

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

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

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.

English Revised Version

ERV

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.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

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.

World English Bible

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.|

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

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.'

American King James Version

AKJV

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

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

|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.|

King James Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

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

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

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.

English Revised Version

ERV

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.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

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.

World English Bible

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.|

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

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.'

American King James Version

AKJV

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

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

|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.|