20And 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.


In Context

17 so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.

18 And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side.

19 And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.

20 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.

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

22 But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

Matthew 8:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:20Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests: but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:20And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:20Jesus 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.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:20and 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:20And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.