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Matthew 8:20

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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.”

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Matthew 8:20 in other translations

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.

Matthew 8:20 · American Standard Version

Matthew 8:20 in context

  1. 18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
  2. 19A scribe came, and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
  3. 20Jesus 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.”
  4. 21Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
  5. 22But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”