Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have dens [or burrows], and birds of the air have nests, but man’s Son hath not wherein to rest his head [or but man’s Son hath not where he shall rest his head].

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19And a scribe nighed, and said to him, Master, I shall (pur)sue thee, whither ever thou shalt go. (And a scribe approached, and said to him, Teacher, I shall follow thee, wherever thou shalt go.)

21Another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me to go first, and bury my father, (or Lord, first allow me to go, and bury my father).

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Cross References

Psalms 40:17Forsooth I am a beggar and poor; the Lord is busy of me, (or But I am a poor and needy man, yea, a beggar; Lord, help thou me). Thou art mine helper and my defender; my God, tarry thou not.

Psalms 84:3For why a sparrow findeth an house to itself; and a turtle (dove) findeth a nest to itself, where it shall keep his birds. Lord of virtues, thine altars; my king, and my God. (For there a sparrow findeth a house for itself; and a turtledove findeth a nest for itself, where it shall keep its young. Yea, beside thy altars, Lord of hosts; my King, and my God.)

Psalms 109:22for I am needy and poor; and mine heart is troubled within me. (for I am poor and needy; and my heart is troubled within me.)

Daniel 7:13Therefore I beheld in the vision of (the) night, and lo! (one) as a son of man came with the clouds of heaven; and he came fully till to the Eld of days, and in the sight of him they offered him. (And so I watched in the vision of the night, and behold! one like the son of a man or one like the Son of man came with the clouds of the heavens; and he came unto the Old, (or the Ancient), of Days, and was presented to him.)

Matthew 12:32And whoever saith a word against man’s Son, it shall be forgiven to him; but who that saith a word against the Holy Ghost (or but who that saith a word against the Holy Spirit), it shall not be forgiven to him, neither in this world, nor in the tother.

Matthew 16:13And Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea of Philippi, and asked his disciples, and said, Whom say men to be man’s Son?

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 →

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