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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 8, Verse 20

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And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
King James Version
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.›
American Standard Version
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.
New English Translation
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.”
World English Bible
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."
21
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22
But Jesus said unto him, ‹Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.›
23
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
24
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25
And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26
And he saith unto them, ‹Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?› Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
28
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
29
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
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And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.