Matthew 8:20
Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19Then a scribe came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
21Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
Cross References
Psalms 40:17I am poor and needy; 1 yet the Lord thinks about me. 1 You are my help and you come to my rescue; 1 do not delay, my God.
Psalms 84:3Even the sparrow has found her a house 1 and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young 1 near your altars, Yahweh of hosts, 1 my King, and my God. 1
Psalms 109:22For I am oppressed and needy, 1 and my heart is wounded within me. 1
Daniel 7:13In my visions that night, 1 I saw one coming with the clouds of heaven like a son of man; 1 he came to the Ancient of Days 1 and was presented before him. 1
Matthew 12:32Whoever speaks any word against the Son of Man, that will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, that will not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.
Matthew 16:13Now when Jesus came to the regions near Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:19-23
Christ's Answer to a Scribe and Another. 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. 20 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;… Read the whole commentary →