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but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/8.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb/matthew/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jesus said to him, &#8220The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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.” <a href="/lsb/matthew/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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.” <a href="/amp/matthew/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/csb/matthew/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus told him, &#8220Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head."&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/matthew/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens, and birds have nests. But the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own." <a href="/erv/matthew/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/matthew/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep." <a href="/gnt/matthew/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus answered him, "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lie down and rest." <a href="/isv/matthew/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest." <a href="/msb/matthew/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Jesus replied, ?Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.? <a href="/net/matthew/8.htm">NET Bible</a> 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." <a href="/nheb/matthew/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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." <a href="/wbt/matthew/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/matthew/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." <a href="/web/matthew/8.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Jesus says to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky places of rest, but the Son of Man has nowhere He may lay the head.” <a href="/blb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus says to him, "Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere He might lay the head." <a href="/ylt/matthew/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/matthew/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus says to him, The foxes have dens, and the fowls of heaven occupy nests; but the Son of man has not where he might recline the head.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to rest his head.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua said to him, “Foxes have lairs and birds of the sky have shelters, but The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head. <a href="/godbey/matthew/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Jesus says to him, <FR>The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not where He may recline His head.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where he can lay his head. <a href="/mace/matthew/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/wey/matthew/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." <a href="/worrell/matthew/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And Jesus saith to him, <FR>"The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven have lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and Jesus saith unto him, <FR>The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven <Fr>their<FR> nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/8-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1929" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/8.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> …19And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">replied,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/258.htm" title="258: alōpekes (N-NFP) -- A fox; a fox-like, crafty person. Of uncertain derivation; a fox, i.e. a cunning person.">“Foxes</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">have</a> <a href="/greek/5454.htm" title="5454: phōleous (N-AMP) -- A burrow, hole, den, lair. Of uncertain derivative; a burrow or lurking-place.">dens</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4071.htm" title="4071: peteina (N-NNP) -- A bird, fowl. Neuter of a derivative of petomai; a flying animal, i.e. Bird.">birds</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">air have</a> <a href="/greek/2682.htm" title="2682: kataskēnōseis (N-AFP) -- A dwelling-place. From kataskenoo; an encamping, i.e. a perch.">nests,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">the Son</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpou (N-GMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">of Man</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echei (V-PIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">has</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">no</a> <a href="/greek/4226.htm" title="4226: pou (Adv) -- Genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos otherwise obsolete; as adverb of place; at what locality.">place</a> <a href="/greek/2827.htm" title="2827: klinē (V-PSA-3S) -- A primary verb; to slant or slope, i.e. Incline or recline.">to lay</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">His</a> <a href="/greek/2776.htm" title="2776: kephalēn (N-AFS) -- From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.">head.” </a> 21Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/9-58.htm">Luke 9:58</a> Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. <a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">2 Corinthians 8:9</a> For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. <a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6-7</a> Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, / but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. <a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14-17</a> Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, / and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. / For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham. ... <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. <a href="/john/7-53.htm">John 7:53-8:1</a> Then each went to his own home. <a href="/1_peter/2-21.htm">1 Peter 2:21-23</a> For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: / “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” / When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. <a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29</a> Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. <a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2</a> In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? <a href="/psalms/84-3.htm">Psalm 84:3</a> Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1-4</a> “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. / He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets. / A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. ... <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a> Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. <a href="/matthew/13-55.htm">Matthew 13:55-56</a> “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? / Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.and.<a href="/psalms/84-3.htm">Psalm 84:3</a> 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.<a href="/psalms/104-17.htm">Psalm 104:17</a> Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.the Son.<a href="/psalms/40-17.htm">Psalm 40:17</a> But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.<a href="/psalms/69-29.htm">Psalm 69:29</a> But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.<a href="/psalms/109-22.htm">Psalm 109:22</a> For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Air</a> <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/matthew/6-17.htm">Head</a> <a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Holes</a> <a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/6-20.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Nests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-35.htm">Nowhere</a> <a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Places</a> <a href="/matthew/2-9.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/matthew/5-35.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/luke/9-58.htm">Roosting-Places</a> <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Sky</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Air</a> <a href="/matthew/13-4.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/luke/9-58.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Head</a> <a href="/matthew/10-7.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/luke/9-58.htm">Holes</a> <a href="/matthew/8-22.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Nests</a> <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Nowhere</a> <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Places</a> <a href="/matthew/10-13.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/luke/9-58.htm">Roosting-Places</a> <a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">Sky</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 8</div>1. <a href="/matthew/8-1.htm">Jesus cleanses the leper;</a> 5. <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">heals the centurion's servant,</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/8-14.htm">Peter's mother in law,</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">and many others;</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">shows the cost of following him;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/8-23.htm">stills the storm on the sea;</a> 28. <a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">drives the demons out of two men possessed;</a> 31. <a href="/matthew/8-31.htm">and tells them to go into the pigs.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Jesus replied This phrase indicates a response from Jesus, suggesting a dialogue or interaction. In the context of <a href="/matthew/8.htm">Matthew 8</a>, Jesus is addressing a scribe who expresses a desire to follow Him. This response highlights Jesus' teaching method, often using direct and thought-provoking statements to convey deeper truths.Foxes have dens Foxes are common in the region of Judea and are known for their cunning nature. The mention of dens implies a place of security and rest, which even these wild animals possess. This imagery would resonate with Jesus' audience, who were familiar with the wildlife of their environment.and birds of the air have nests Birds, often seen as symbols of freedom and carefreeness, have nests as their resting places. This phrase emphasizes the natural provision for even the smallest creatures, contrasting with the human experience of Jesus. The use of "birds of the air" can also evoke the idea of God's provision, as seen in <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a>.but the Son of Man "Son of Man" is a title Jesus frequently uses for Himself, drawing from <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>, where it describes a messianic figure with authority and glory. This title emphasizes both His humanity and His divine mission, serving as a bridge between His earthly ministry and His heavenly authority.has no place to lay His head This statement underscores the transient and sacrificial nature of Jesus' ministry. Unlike the animals, Jesus does not have a permanent home or resting place, highlighting His commitment to His mission and the cost of discipleship. It reflects the humility and self-denial that characterized His life, as well as the rejection He faced. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice He would make, having no earthly comforts or securities.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is responding to a scribe who expresses a desire to follow Him. Jesus is emphasizing the cost of discipleship. 2. <a href="/topical/s/son_of_man.htm">Son of Man</a> A title Jesus uses for Himself, which has roots in the Old Testament, particularly in the book of Daniel, signifying both His humanity and His divine authority. 3. <a href="/topical/f/foxes_and_birds.htm">Foxes and Birds</a> These animals are used metaphorically by Jesus to illustrate the contrast between the natural world, which has a place of rest, and His own itinerant ministry. 4. <a href="/topical/s/scribe.htm">Scribe</a> A teacher of the law who approaches Jesus, indicating a willingness to follow Him, but perhaps without understanding the full implications. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_journey.htm">The Journey</a> This event takes place during Jesus' ministry in Galilee, a time when He was traveling and teaching extensively.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following Jesus requires a willingness to give up earthly comforts and securities. True discipleship involves sacrifice and a readiness to embrace uncertainty for the sake of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_example_of_humility.htm">Jesus' Example of Humility</a> Jesus, though divine, chose a life of humility and lack. Believers are called to emulate His example by prioritizing spiritual over material wealth. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Jesus' statement encourages believers to focus on eternal rewards rather than temporary comforts. Our true home is with God, and our lives should reflect that eternal perspective. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> While Jesus had no permanent home, He trusted in God's provision. Believers are encouraged to rely on God's faithfulness rather than their own understanding or resources. <a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_the_mission.htm">Commitment to the Mission</a> Jesus' mission was His priority, and He was willing to endure hardship for it. Believers are called to commit fully to the mission of spreading the Gospel, regardless of personal cost.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) The foxes have holes.--Our Lord's answer seems to indicate that it was hardly more than the show. The scribe had not counted the cost, and, like the young ruler that had great possessions, needed to be taught. To follow the Son of Man was not to be the adherent of a new sect or party, or the servant of a king marching onward to an earthly throne, but to share in poverty, privation, homelessness.Nests.--The word is sufficient for popular use, but, strictly speaking, the "nest" belongs only to the brooding season of a bird's life, and the Greek word has the wider meaning of "shelter."The Son of man.--The passage is remarkable as the first in this Gospel in which the name occurs which was afterwards so prominent in our Lord's teaching, and this is accordingly the right place for tracing the history and significance of that title.As found in the Old Testament, the term is the literal translation of the Hebrew ben-adam, the latter word expressing the generic weakness and frailty of man's nature, as the Hebrew ish expresses its greatness and its strength. It stands therefore as representing man idealised under that one aspect of his being. "What is man that Thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that Thou visitest him?" (<a href="/psalms/8-4.htm" title="What is man, that you are mindful of him? and the son of man, that you visit him?">Psalm 8:4</a>); "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man in whom is no help" (<a href="/psalms/146-3.htm" title="Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.">Psalm 146:3</a>), are instances of its use in this meaning. In some passages our version expresses the same thought by rendering the "sons of Adam" and the "sons of Ish "as" low and high" (<a href="/psalms/49-2.htm" title="Both low and high, rich and poor, together.">Psalm 49:2</a>), or the former word alone as "men of low degree" (<a href="/psalms/62-9.htm" title="Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.">Psalm 62:9</a>). The title received a new prominence about the time of the Captivity from its use in Ezekiel's prophecies. There it appears frequently (not fewer than eighty-seven times in all) as the title with which the prophet is addressed by the voice of Jehovah. We can scarcely doubt that it was used there in all the fulness of its earlier meaning, and was designed to teach the prophet that, amid all the greatness of his work, he was still subject to all the weakness and temptations of man's nature, and ought therefore to have compassion on their infirmities. Yet a fresh aspect of the name was presented in the mysterious vision of <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm" title="I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.">Daniel 7:13</a>, in which "One like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven, and was brought to the Ancient of Days, . . . and there was given unto Him dominion and glory and a kingdom." The word used is not, it is true, benadam, but bar-enosh, but there is no traceable distinction of meaning between the two. Here, then, the thought manifestly was this, that One who shared man's weakness, should also be a sharer of God's glory, and be the Head of the divine kingdom. The prominence which the Maccabean struggles gave to the predictions of Daniel drew attention to the name as it had thus been used. The "Son of Man" became one of the titles of the expected Christ. The Targum or Paraphrase of the Psalms (probably earlier than our Lord's ministry) explains even such a passage as <a href="/psalms/80-17.htm" title="Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.">Psalm 80:17</a> ("the son of man whom thou madest so strong for thine own self") as referring to the Christ. So when the crowd at Jerusalem are questioning in their hearts whether Jesus was the Christ, they are not startled at this application of the name, and their question, "Who is this Son of Man?" is the utterance of their wonder that things so unlike what they expected of the Christ should be predicted of One who claimed the title (<a href="/john/12-34.htm" title="The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ stays for ever: and how say you, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?">John 12:34</a>). It was accordingly, with these ideas attached to it--involving at once fellowship with the lowest of the heirs of our humanity, and yet also participation in the eternal glory of the Highest--that our Lord claimed the title, and used it with such marvellous frequency. We might almost say that it serves as the chief connecting-link between the teaching of the first three Gospels and the fourth. It appears thirty-two times in St. Matthew, fourteen in St. Mark, twenty-six in St. Luke, and twelve times in St. John. It is remarkable that it never passed into the current language of the Apostolic Church, nor into the theological or liturgical phraseology of Christendom. It is not used in any one of the Epistles. Outside the Gospels it is found only in the exclamation of Stephen (<a href="/acts/7-56.htm" title="And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.">Acts 7:56</a>), with a manifest reference to <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm" title="I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.">Daniel 7:13</a>, and possibly in the visions of the Apocalypse (<a href="/revelation/1-13.htm" title="And in the middle of the seven candlesticks one like to the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the breasts with a golden girdle.">Revelation 1:13</a>; <a href="/revelation/14-14.htm" title="And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and on the cloud one sat like to the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.">Revelation 14:14</a>). The minds of believers loved to dwell on the glory of the risen Christ, and apparently looked on this as belonging rather to the time of His humiliation. Its absence from the other books of the New Testament, and its presence in the Gospels is, at all events, an indication that the latter were not the after-growth of a later age. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes. The Asiatic fox (Vulpes corsac) is decidedly smaller than our European species, but has the same habits. And the birds of the air (Revised Version, heaven) have nests. So the Old Latin and the common text of the Vulgate (nidos), but birds do not generally live in nests, nor is "nests" so natural a meaning for κατασκηνώσεις as" shelters" (cf. Trench, loc. cit.). The renderings in the true text of the Vulgate (tabernacula), and in Old Latin k, and Cyprian (devorsoria) are interesting. Revised Version margin has, "Gk. lodging places" (cf. <a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Matthew 13:32</a> and parallel pas sages). But the Son of man. The original phrase, "one like unto a son of man," was used in <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13</a>, apparently as a symbol of the Jewish nation, to which was to be given supreme power. There is no evidence that it was understood of Messiah before our Lord employed it, but rather the re verse (cf. Bishop Westcott, on <a href="/john/1-51.htm">John 1:51</a>, and especially Professor Stanton, 'Jewish and Christian Messiah,' pp. 109, 239, sqq.; yet see Professor Sunday, in Expositor, January, 1891; cf. further, <a href="/matthew/9-6.htm">Matthew 9:6</a>, note). Our Lord uses it here for the sake of the contrast it suggested to the lower creation. Man, the head of creation (as none would acknowledge more fully than this student of the Law), has in the person of the ideal Man not even the luxuries which correspond to those enjoyed by beasts and birds. Such was the love and self-abasement of the Restorer of creation (<a href="/romans/8-21.htm">Romans 8:21</a>). Hath not where to lay his head. He has no home to call his own. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/8-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. replied, λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Foxes ἀλώπεκες (alōpekes) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_258.htm">Strong's 258: </a> A fox; a fox-like, crafty person. Of uncertain derivation; a fox, i.e. a cunning person. have ἔχουσιν (echousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. dens, φωλεοὺς (phōleous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5454.htm">Strong's 5454: </a> A burrow, hole, den, lair. Of uncertain derivative; a burrow or lurking-place. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. birds πετεινὰ (peteina) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4071.htm">Strong's 4071: </a> A bird, fowl. Neuter of a derivative of petomai; a flying animal, i.e. Bird. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. air [have] οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. nests, κατασκηνώσεις (kataskēnōseis) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2682.htm">Strong's 2682: </a> A dwelling-place. From kataskenoo; an encamping, i.e. a perch. but δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [the] Son Υἱὸς (Huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Man ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. has ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. no οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. [place] ποῦ (pou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4226.htm">Strong's 4226: </a> Genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos otherwise obsolete; as adverb of place; at what locality. to lay κλίνῃ (klinē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2827.htm">Strong's 2827: </a> A primary verb; to slant or slope, i.e. Incline or recline. [His] τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. head.” κεφαλὴν (kephalēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2776.htm">Strong's 2776: </a> From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 8:20 Jesus said to him The foxes have (Matt. 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