Matthew 8:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} saith{G3004} unto him,{G846} The foxes{G258} have{G2192} holes,{G5454} and{G2532} the birds{G4071} of the heaven{G3772} [have] nests;{G2682} but{G1161} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} hath{G2192} not{G3756} where{G4226} to lay{G2827} his head.{G2776}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, The foxes{G258} have{G2192}{(G5719)} holes{G5454}, and{G2532} the birds{G4071} of the air{G3772} have nests{G2682}; but{G1161} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} hath{G2192}{(G5719)} not{G3756} where{G4226} to lay{G2827}{(G5725)} his head{G2776}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Iesus sayd vnto him: the foxes have holes and the bryddes of the ayer have nestes but ye sonne of the man hath not whero to rest his heede.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Iesus sayde vnto him: the foxes haue holes, and the byrddes of the ayer hane nestes, but ye sonne of ma hath not wheron to rest his heede.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But Iesus saide vnto him, The foxes haue holes, and the birdes of the heauen haue nestes, but the Sonne of man hath not whereon to rest his head.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Iesus sayth vnto hym. The foxes haue holes, and the birdes of the ayre haue nestes: but the sonne of man, hath not where to rest his head.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 84:3 : 3 My soul longs, indeed, it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
  • Matt 12:40 : 40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
  • Luke 2:7 : 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room available for them in the inn.
  • Luke 2:16 : 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
  • Ps 40:17 : 17 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You. May those who love Your salvation always say, 'The LORD be magnified!'
  • Ps 69:29 : 29 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be recorded with the righteous.
  • Matt 16:13 : 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"
  • Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each person according to what they have done.
  • Matt 17:9 : 9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, 'Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.'
  • Ps 104:17 : 17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the fir trees.
  • Ps 109:22 : 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
  • Isa 53:2-3 : 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty to attract us to him, and no appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Like one from whom people hide their faces, he was despised, and we did not esteem him.
  • Dan 7:13 : 13 I continued watching in the visions of the night, and behold, with the clouds of heaven came one like a son of man. He approached the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him.
  • Matt 12:8 : 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.
  • Matt 12:32 : 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
  • Matt 19:28 : 28 Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Luke 2:12 : 12 This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
  • Luke 8:3 : 3 And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, along with many others who were supporting Him out of their own possessions.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.

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