New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 8:20
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
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.
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.”
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.
Berean Literal Bible
And Jesus says to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere He might lay the head.”
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Matthew 8
18 When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
19 And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
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