Luke 9:58

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

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  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • Luke 14:26-33 : 26 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still far away and ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
  • Luke 18:22-23 : 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.' 23 When he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was extremely wealthy.
  • John 6:60-66 : 60 On hearing this, many of his disciples said, 'This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?' 61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, 'Does this offend you?' 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before? 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are Spirit and they are life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe.' For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65 He went on to say, 'This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted to them by the Father.' 66 From that time, many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.'
  • Josh 24:19-22 : 19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 If you abandon the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring harm to you and destroy you, after He has been good to you. 21 But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD. 22 Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." And they said, "We are witnesses."
  • Ps 84:3 : 3 My soul longs, indeed, it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

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  • Matt 8:19-22
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    97%

    19Then a scribe came and said to Him, 'Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.'

    20Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.'

    21Another of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

    22But Jesus told him, 'Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'

  • Luke 9:56-57
    2 verses
    76%

    56Then they went on to another village.

    57As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

  • Luke 9:59-62
    4 verses
    73%

    59He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

    60Jesus said to him, 'Let the dead bury their own dead. But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.'

    61Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.'

    62Jesus replied, 'No one who puts their hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'

  • Luke 9:3-4
    2 verses
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    3He said to them, 'Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take two tunics.'

    4Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the town.

  • 8Like a bird that wanders from its nest is a man who wanders from his place.

  • Matt 6:25-26
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    68%

    25Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

    26Look at the birds of the sky: they do not sow, they do not reap, and they do not store away in barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they are?

  • 33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

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    28Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!'

    29Jesus said, 'Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left home, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for my sake and for the gospel,

  • 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

  • 37And they answered him, 'Where, Lord?' He said to them, 'Where there is a body, there the vultures will gather.'

  • 22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

  • 67%

    23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. For truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

    24A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above the master.

  • 67%

    36Simon Peter said to Him, 'Lord, where are You going?' Jesus answered, 'Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.'

    37'Lord,' Peter asked, 'why can't I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!'

    38Jesus replied, 'Will you really lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I tell you, a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.'

  • Mark 6:9-10
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    9But wear sandals and do not put on two tunics.

    10He said to them, 'Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place.'

  • 24Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

  • 23Then he said to them all, 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.'

  • 16He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

  • 35Then Jesus asked them, "When I sent you out without a money bag, a traveling bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?" They replied, "Nothing."

  • 21Jesus looked at him and loved him. 'One thing you lack,' he said. 'Go, sell everything you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

  • 27And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

  • 18The man answered, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to the house of the Lord, but no one has taken me into their home.

  • 29Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, no one who has left house, parents, brothers, wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

  • 19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

  • 27Then Peter answered him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"

  • 36When he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

  • 5A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

  • 10Do not bring a traveling bag for the journey, or two shirts, or sandals, or a staff; for a worker is worthy of his food.

  • 14Wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?'

  • 32He replied, 'Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’

  • 13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

  • 25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

  • 2In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.

  • 9"Where do you want us to prepare it?" they asked him.

  • 21Jesus replied, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

  • 6If a peaceful person is there, your peace will rest on them; but if not, it will return to you.

  • 11Say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher asks, Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"