Matthew 8:20
18 When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
19 And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
- KJV
- And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
- WEB
- Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
- ASV
- And Jesus saith 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.
- DARBY
- And Jesus says 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.
- BLB
- And Jesus says to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere He might lay the head.”
- ÅB
- Og Jesus sa til ham: «Revene har huler, og fuglene har reder; men Menneskesønnen har ikke noe han kan hvile hodet på.»
- OTB
- Jesus svarte, “Rever har hi og himmelens fugler har reir, men Menneskesønnen har ikke noe sted å hvile sitt hode.”
- B1930
- Og Jesus sa til ham: Revene har huler, og himmelens fugler reder; men Menneskesønnen har ikke det han kan helle sitt hode til.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 84:3
Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
Read in contextLuke 2:7
And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:2–3
He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
Read in contextLuke 2:16
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
Read in contextPsalms 104:17
where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
Read in contextLuke 2:12
And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
Read in contextPsalms 109:22
For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
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