Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.
New American Standard Bible
Jesus *said to him,
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.
Holman Bible
Jesus told him,
International Standard Version
Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest."
A Conservative Version
And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of man has nowhere he may lay his head.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Jesus replied to him,
An Understandable Version
Jesus replied to him, "The foxes have dens [in which to live] and the birds of the sky have nests [in which to roost]; but the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay His head."
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
Common New Testament
And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus replyed, the foxes have kennels, and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not where He may recline His head.
Goodspeed New Testament
And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no where to lay his head!"
John Wesley New Testament
And Jesus saith to 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.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus says to him, The foxes have dens, and the fowls of heaven occupy nests; but the Son of man has not where he might recline the head.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky [have] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
Modern King James verseion
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jesus said unto him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of the man hath not whereon to rest his head."
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to him, "The foxes have their holes, the wild birds have their nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head."
Montgomery New Testament
"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
NET Bible
Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
New Heart English Bible
And 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."
Noyes New Testament
And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have lodgingplaces; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Sawyer New Testament
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have places of shelter, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
The Emphasized Bible
And Jesus saith unto him: The foxes, have, dens, and, the birds of the heavens, nests, - but, the Son of Man, hath not where, his head he may recline.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where he can lay his head.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Foxes have holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
Webster
And Jesus saith to 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.
Weymouth New Testament
"Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
Williams New Testament
And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, even wild birds have roosts, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
World English Bible
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."
Worrell New Testament
And Jesus saith to him, "The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven have lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head."
Worsley New Testament
and Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven their nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jesus saith to him, 'The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may lay the head.'
Themes
Birds » Called » Birds of the air
Birds » Make, and dwell in nests
Christ » Names of » Son of man
Christ, character of » Self-denying
the Human nature of Christ » Attested by himself
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of riches he hath not where to lay his head
Jesus Christ » History of » Crosses lake galilee and quiets the squall
Names » Of Christ » Son of man
The poor » Christ lived as one of
Poverty » Of the righteous, examples of » Christ
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 8:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
What It Takes To Be A Disciple
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go. 20 And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 40:17
But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks upon me: you are my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
Psalm 69:29
But I am poor and sorrowful: let your salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Psalm 84:3
Yea, the sparrow has found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Psalm 104:17
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
Psalm 109:22
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
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 has no stately form nor splendor; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Daniel 7:13
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Matthew 12:8
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
Matthew 12:32
And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.
Matthew 12:40
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 16:13
When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Matthew 17:9
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
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.
Luke 2:12
And this shall be a sign unto you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Luke 2:16
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Luke 8:3
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto him of their substance.
2 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, that you through his poverty might be rich.
Matthew 19:28
And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.