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.

Scofield Notes

  • Son of man(See Scofield "Ezek 2:1"). Our Lord thus designates Himself about eighty times. It is His racial name as the representative Man, in the sense of 1 Cor...

Matthew Henry

  • The scribe's zealous proposalOne of the scribes was too hasty in promising; he proffers himself to be a close follower of Christ. He seems to be very resolute. Many resolutions for...

Thompson Chains

  • FoxesLast of 5 links
  • BirdsSee the chain from Genesis 1:20 · 8 links
  • Son of ManStarts here · next Matthew 16:13 · 13 links

Harmony of the Gospels

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.
  • Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
  • 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.
  • Luke 2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
  • Psalms 40:17 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.

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Bible Dictionary

  • Jesus(1.) Joshua, the son of Nun (Acts 7:45; Heb 4:8; R.V., “Joshua”).

Greek and Strong’s

  • And Καὶ Kai καί Conjunction
  • Jesus ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular Ἰησοῦς Iēsous Ἰησοῦς Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • saith λέγει legei λέγω Verb · present active indicative, third person singular
  • unto him αὐτῷ autō αὐτός Pronoun · third person, dative masculine singular
  • The foxes Αἱ Hai Article · nominative feminine plural ἀλώπεκες alōpekes ἀλώπηξ Noun · nominative feminine plural
  • have ἔχουσιν echousin ἔχω Verb · present active indicative, third person plural
  • holes φωλεοὺς phōleous φωλεός Noun · accusative masculine plural
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • the birds τὰ ta Article · nominative neuter plural πετεινὰ peteina πετεινόν Noun · nominative neuter plural
  • of the air τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular οὐρανοῦ ouranou οὐρανός Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • nests κατασκηνώσεις kataskēnōseis κατασκήνωσις Noun · accusative feminine plural
  • but δὲ de δέ Conjunction
  • the Son ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular Υἱὸς Huios υἱός Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • of man τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular ἀνθρώπου anthrōpou ἄνθρωπος Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • hath ἔχει echei ἔχω Verb · present active indicative, third person singular
  • not οὐκ ouk οὐ Adverb
  • where ποῦ pou ποῦ Adverb
  • to lay κλίνῃ klinē κλίνω Verb · present active subjunctive, third person singular
  • head τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular κεφαλὴν kephalēn κεφαλή Noun · accusative feminine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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