19 [a]Then came there a certain Scribe, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

20 But Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have [b]nests, but the Son of man hath not whereon to rest his head.

21 [c]And another of his disciples said unto him, Master, suffer me first to go, and bury my father.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:19 The true disciples of Christ must prepare themselves to all kind of miseries.
  2. Matthew 8:20 Word for word, shades made with boughs.
  3. Matthew 8:21 When God requireth our labor, we must leave off all our duty to men.

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