Matthew 8:18-20

Modern English Version

The Would-Be Followers of Jesus^(A)

¹⁸ Now when Jesus saw large crowds around Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side. ¹⁹ Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

²⁰ Jesus replied, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”