Matthew 15:26
And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
In Context
25But she came and gave him worship, saying, Help, Lord.
27But she said, Yes, Lord: but even the dogs take the bits from under their masters' table.
Cross References
Matthew 7:6Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
Acts 22:21And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
Galatians 2:15We being Jews by birth, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
Philippians 3:2Be on the watch against dogs, against the workers of evil, against those of the circumcision:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:22-29
The Canaanite's Daughter Healed. 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came… Read the whole commentary →