King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 8:20
“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.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 8
18
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
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And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
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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.›
21
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
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But Jesus said unto him, ‹Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.›
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