Matthew 8:20
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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Commentary
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| λέγει | legei | says | G3004 → |
| αὐτῷ | autō | to him | G846 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Ἰησοῦς· | Iēsous | Jesus; | G2424 → |
| αἱ | hai | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἀλώπεκες | alōpekes | Foxes | G258 → |
| φωλεοὺς | phōleous | holes | G5454 → |
| ἔχουσιν | echousin | have | G2192 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| πετεινὰ | peteina | birds | G4071 → |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → |
| οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | air | G3772 → |
| κατασκηνώσεις, | kataskēnōseis | nests, | G2682 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | but | G1161 → |
| υἱὸς | huios | the Son | G5207 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | of Man | G444 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | no | G3756 → |
| ἔχει | echei | has | G2192 → |
| ποῦ | pou | [place] where | G4226 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| κεφαλὴν | kephalēn | head | G2776 → |
| κλίνῃ.¶ | klinē | He may lay. | G2827 → |
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