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Matthew 8:20
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Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man
And Iesus saith vnto him, The Foxes haue holes, and the birds of the ayre haue nests: but the sonne of man hath not where to lay his head.
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.
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."
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."
Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes to live in, and the birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest his head."
Jesus replied to him, "Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
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.
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."
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."
Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head."
Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens, and birds have nests. But the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own."
Yeshua said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds flying about have nests, but the Son of Man has no home of his own."
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.
Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to rest."
Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the sky a sheltering place, but the Son of man has no place even to lay his head.
Jesus answered him, "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lie down and rest."
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."
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere He may lay His head.
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.
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.
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Jeshu saith to him, The foxes have their dens, and the fowls of heaven a bower, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Jesus said to him, For foxes there are holes, and for the birds of heaven there are nests; but for the Son of man, there is not where he may recline his head.
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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.
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."
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.
"Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
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And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man has no place to lay his head.
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.
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."
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."
But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head."
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."
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.
And 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.
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."
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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.'
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.
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.
Jesus was curt: "Are you ready to rough it? We're not staying in the best inns, you know."
But Jesus told him, "Coyotes have dens and birds have nests, but the Boss's Son doesn't have any place to call home."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
and: Psalms 84:3, Psalms 104:17
the Son: Psalms 40:17, Psalms 69:29, Psalms 109:22, Isaiah 53:2, Isaiah 53:3, Luke 2:7, Luke 2:12, Luke 2:16, Luke 8:3, 2 Corinthians 8:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 28:11 - took 2 Samuel 15:21 - surely Psalms 8:4 - son Matthew 8:14 - into Matthew 16:13 - I the Mark 4:16 - which Luke 9:57 - a certain Luke 14:28 - counteth 1 Corinthians 4:11 - and have Hebrews 11:37 - being destitute
Cross-References
But Abel brought a gift of the first-born of his flocks and of the fat parts. The Lord showed favor to Abel and his gift.
Take with you seven of every clean animal of each sex, and one of each sex of the animals that are unclean.
But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the cattle that were with him in the large boat. Then God made a wind blow over the earth until the water went down.
And in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the large boat came to rest on Mount Ararat.
Then he sent out a raven, and it flew here and there until the water was dried up from the earth.
Then he sent out a dove, to see if the water was gone from the ground.
Then God said to Noah,
"Go out of the boat, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives with you.
Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you, birds and animals and everything that moves on the earth. So they may give birth and become many upon the earth."
where he had made an altar. And there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Jesus saith unto him,.... Knowing his heart, and the carnal and worldly views with which he acted;
the foxes have holes in the earth, where they hide themselves from danger, take their rest, and secure their whelps;
and the birds of the air have nests, where they sit, lay, and hatch their eggs, and bring up their young;
but the son of man has not where to lay his head, when he is weary, and wants rest and sleep, as he did at this time. So that though he was Lord of all, as being the mighty God; yet as "the son of man", a phrase, expressive both of the truth and meanness of his human nature, the most despicable of creatures in the earth and air, were richer than he. This he said, to convince the Scribe of his mistake; who expected much worldly grandeur and wealth, by becoming his disciple. When Christ styles himself "the son of man", it is no contradiction to his being God; nor any objection to trust and confidence in him, as the Jew z suggests; for he is truly and properly God, as well as really man, having two natures, human and divine, united in his person; so that he is, as was prophesied of him, Emmanuel, God with us, in our nature, God manifested in the flesh: and since he is so, it cannot be unlawful to trust in him; which it would be indeed, was he a mere man. The Jews ought not to object to this name and title of the "Messiah, the son of man": since he is so called, as their own writers and commentators acknowledge, in a Psalms 80:17 and b Daniel 7:13. And whereas it is further urged against these words of Christ, that if he was God, why does he complain of want of place? Is not the whole world his, according to Psalms 24:1? It may be replied, that it is very true, that the whole world is his, nor could he be in want of anything, as God; but yet, as man, for our sakes he became "poor", that we "might be rich": nor should this be any difficulty with a Jew, when they themselves say, as some have thought, if he (the Messiah) should come, ×× ××××ª× ××ת××× × ×××, "there's no place in which he can sit down" c. Unless it be understood of Nebuchadnezzar, as the gloss explains it; let the learned inspect the place, and judge: the coming of the Messiah is immediately spoken of.
z R. Isaac Chizzuk Emuna, par. 2. c. 12. p. 403. a Targum & Aben Ezra in loc, Abarbinel Mashmia Jeshua, fol. 81. 2. b R. Jeshua in Aben Ezra in loc. & Saadiah Gaon & Jarchi in loc. Zohar in Gen. fol. 85. 4. c T. Bab. Sanhedrim, fol. 96. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And a certain scribe came ... - It is not improbable that this man had seen the miracles of Jesus, and had formed an expectation that by following him he would obtain some considerable worldly advantage. Christ, in reply to his professed purpose to follow him, proclaimed his own poverty, and dashed the hopes of the avaricious scribe. The very foxes and birds, says he, have places of repose and shelter, but the Son of man has no home and no pillow. He is a stranger in his own world - a wanderer and an outcast from the homes of people. Compare John 1:11.
Son of man - This means, evidently, Jesus himself. No title is more frequently given to the Saviour than this, and yet there is much difficulty in explaining it. The word âsonâ is used in a great variety of significations. See the notes at Matthew 1:1. The name âSon of manâ is given to Jesus only three times in the New Testament Acts 7:56; Revelation 1:13; Revelation 14:14, except by himself. When he speaks of himself, this is the most common appellation by which he is known. The phrase âSon of God,â given to Christ, denotes a unique connection with God, John 10:36. The name âSon of manâ probably denotes a corresponding unique connection with man. Perhaps the Saviour used it to signify the interest he felt in man; his special love and friendship for him; and his willingness to devote himself to the best interests of the race. It is sometimes, however, used as synonymous with âMessiah,â Matthew 16:28; John 1:34; Acts 8:37; John 12:34.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 8:20. The foxes have holes, c.] 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 seems here to be used to point out the incarnation of the Son of God, according to the predictions of the prophets, Psalms 8:5; Daniel 7:13. And as our Lord was now showing forth his eternal Divinity in the miracles he wrought, he seems studious to prove to them the certainty of his incarnation, because on this depended the atonement for sin. Indeed our Lord seems more intent on giving the proofs of his humanity, than of his divinity, the latter being necessarily manifested by the miracles which he was continually working.
