Matthew 8:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 8:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἀλώπεκες
alṓpēx
G258
fox
φωλεοὺς
phōleós
G5454
burrow
ἔχουσιν
échō
G2192
to have
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
πετεινὰ
peteinón
G4071
winged
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανοῦ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
κατασκηνώσεις
kataskḗnōsis
G2682
encampment
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπου
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔχει
échō
G2192
to have
ποῦ
poû
G4226
somewhere
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
κεφαλὴν
kephalḗ
G2776
head
κλίνῃ
klínō
G2827
to recline
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jesus says to him, “The foxes have dens, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of Man does not have where he might lay his head.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).