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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.”

Matthew 8:20 BSB

Matthew 8:20 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 84:3 (12 votes) and Luke 2:7 (11 votes). 33 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Genesis 28 to Hebrews 11.

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Which verses does Matthew 8:20 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 84:312 votes

    Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.

  2. Luke 2:711 votes

    And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

  3. Isaiah 53:2–35 votes

    He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

  4. Psalm 104:173 votes

    where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.

  5. Luke 2:163 votes

    So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.

  6. 2 Corinthians 8:93 votes

    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

  7. Psalm 109:222 votes

    For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.

  8. Luke 2:122 votes

    And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

  9. Luke 8:32 votes

    Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

  10. Psalm 40:171 vote

    But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

  11. Psalm 69:290 votes
  12. Matthew 12:32-1 votes
  13. Matthew 12:40-1 votes
  14. Matthew 16:27-1 votes
  15. Matthew 17:9-1 votes
  16. Matthew 19:28-1 votes
  17. Daniel 7:13-2 votes
  18. Matthew 12:8-2 votes
  19. Matthew 16:13-2 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 8:20?

The 10 strongest of 33.