Matthew 8:20

Matthew 8:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of Matthew 8:20

18One day, Jesus saw a large crowd of people around him. So he told his disciples, ‘We should go across the lake to the other side.’ 19A teacher of God's Law came to Jesus and said to him, ‘Teacher, I will go with you everywhere that you go.’ Jesus replied, ‘Wild animals and birds have their own places to live. But I, the Son of Man, have no place of my own to lie down and rest.’ 21Another man who was one of Jesus' disciples said to him, ‘Sir, I want to come with you. But first, let me go home and bury my father. Then I will come with you.’ 22Jesus said to him, ‘No! You must come with me now. Let those people who are dead themselves bury their own dead people.’

Matthew 8:20 word by word

καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· αἱ ἀλώπεκες φωλεοὺς ἔχουσιν καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσεις, ὁ δὲ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν κλίνῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• The foxesἀλώπηξalōpex · foxG258
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• holesφωλεόςphōleos · denG5454
• the birdsπετεινόςpeteinon · birdG4071
• of the airοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• nestsκατασκήνωσιςkataskēnōsis · dwelling placeG2682
• butδέde · thenG1161
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• notοὐou · noG3756
• whereποῦpou · where?G4226
• to layκλίνωklinō · to bow/lay downG2827
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776

Cross-references for Matthew 8:20

• Psalms 84:3In your temple, even sparrows have their homes. Swallows builds their nests there, to take care of their babies. They can be near to your altars, Lord Almighty, my king and my God.
• Psalms 104:17The birds make their nests there. Storks live there in the fir trees.
• Psalms 40:17But I am poor and weak, my Lord. Please continue to think about me. You are the one who helps me and who saves me. My God, come quickly to help me!
• Psalms 69:29But I have pain in my body and trouble in my mind. God, rescue me and keep me safe!
• Psalms 109:22I am weak and helpless. My heart beats fast inside me.
• Isaiah 53:2God's servant grew up in front of him, like a young, green plant, with its roots in dry ground. He was not handsome. He did not seem like a great king. We did not see him as a special person. There was nothing to see that would make us want to be with him.
• Luke 2:7This was her first baby, and it was a boy. She put cloths around him. Then she put him in an animal's food box. She did this because the rooms for visitors were full of people.
• Luke 8:3Another of the women was Joanna, the wife of Chuza. Chuza had authority over all the people that worked in the house of King Herod. Another of the women was Susanna. There were also many others. These women were using their own money to help Jesus and his disciples.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9You know that our Lord Jesus Christ is very kind. He was rich, but he made himself poor to help you. So then, because he became poor, you could become rich.

Commentaries on Matthew 8:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The foxes have holes, etc. - Reader! art thou a poor man? and dost thou fear God? Then, what comfort must thou derive from the thought, that thou so nearly resemblest the Lord Jesus! But how unlike is the rich man, who is the votary of pleasure and slave of sin, to this heavenly pattern! Son of man - A Hebrew phrase, expressive of humiliation and debasement; and, on that account, applied emphatically to himself, by the meek and lowly Jesus. Besides, it…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-22Verses 18-22 One of the scribes was too hasty in promising; he proffers himself to be a close follower of Christ. He seems to be very resolute. Many resolutions for religion are produced by sudden conviction, and taken up without due consideration; these come to nothing. When this scribe offered to follow Christ, one would think he should have been encouraged; one scribe might do more credit and service than twelve fishermen; but Christ saw his heart, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Being a disciple of Jesus is not easy. It requires more than knowing the right things. Following Jesus includes being willing to give up life’s normal comforts.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. 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--Few as there were of the scribes who attached themselves to Jesus, it would appear, from his calling Him Teacher, that this one was a "disciple" in that looser sense of the word in which it is applied to the crowds who flocked after Him, with more or less conviction that His claims were well founded. But from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:20

• Birds
• Character
• Fox
• Instability
• Jesus, the Christ
• Self-Denial
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Son of man
• Daemon
• Gnashing
• Heal
• Hole
• Immediately
• Rebuke
• Sickness

Commentaries on Matthew 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings