Matthew 8:20 · 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.”
— Matthew 8:20
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Matthew 8 — Context
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
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.
21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Cross References
Psalms 84:3
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, {even} thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Isaiah 53:2-3
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, {there is} no beauty that we should desire him.
Luke 2:16
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Psalms 104:17
Where the birds make their nests: {as for} the stork, the fir trees {are} her house.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Luke 2:12
And this {shall be} a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Psalms 109:22
For I {am} poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.