Matthew 8:19–20
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8:19Then34 an expert in the law35 came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”368:20Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky37 have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”38
Footnotes
- 34 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then.”
- 35 Or “a scribe.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .
- 36 The statement I will follow you wherever you go is an offer to follow Jesus as a disciple, no matter what the cost.
- 37 Grk “the birds of the sky” or “the birds of the heaven”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated either “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The idiomatic expression “birds of the sky” refers to wild birds as opposed to domesticated fowl (cf. πετεινόν).
- 38 Jesus’ reply is simply this: Does the man understand the rejection he will be facing? Jesus has no home in the world (the Son of Man has no place to lay his head).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 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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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A scribe approached him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
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.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And a scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!” 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.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 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.
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