Matthew 15:26
But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.
Darby Translation
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 did him homage, saying, Lord, help me.
Cross References
Matthew 7:6Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.
Acts 22:21And he said to me, Go, for *I* will send thee to the nations afar off.
Galatians 2:15We, Jews by nature, and not sinners of [the] nations,
Philippians 3:2See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.
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 →