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NASB | Luke 9:58 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." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 9:58 And Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head." |
Bible Question: luke 9;58 says foxes have holes...birds have nest....my wifes pastor is bored with the bilble and now says that foxes in this verse is represenitive of herod because jesus later calls him afox..and birds represent rome...can you tellme where he read this .....what writer holds to this nonsense...rc shoun |
Bible Answer: Greetings R.C.! You asked, "luke 9;58 says foxes have holes...birds have nest....my wifes pastor is bored with the bilble and now says that foxes in this verse is represenitive of herod because jesus later calls him afox..and birds represent rome...can you tellme where he read this .....what writer holds to this nonsense...rc shoun" Two verses in question: Luke 9:58 and 13:32 Luke 9:58 "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." (ESV) Luke 13:32 "And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course." (ESV) You are right when you said that the implication of 'foxes' in 9:58 as a reference to Herod (because of 13:32) is 'nonsense.' Both verses use the same Greek word 'alopex', which means "a cunning person or fox" according to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. But that is where the similarity ends. The context of both verses is very different! In Luke 9:58, you really have to read verses 57-62 to gain the real meaning of the context of what Jesus is teaching, in which He concludes, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." (verse 62) In Luke 13:32, (context in verses 31-35) Jesus is indeed referring to Herod Antipas in verse 32 as a fox, since he was known for his cunning deceit to achieve his aims, but the meaning of the context is this: Jesus would continue on schedule to fulfill His mission, and there was nothing that Herod could do to stop Him. I hope that this helps! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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