Matthew 8:20

18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

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.

21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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

    Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

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  • Luke 2:7

    And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

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  • Isaiah 53:2–3

    For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

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  • Luke 2:16

    And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

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  • Psalms 104:17

    Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:9

    For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

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  • Luke 2:12

    And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

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  • Psalms 109:22

    For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

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