Matthew 15:24
And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
In Context
25But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.
Cross References
Jeremiah 50:6My people have been a lost flock, their shepherds have caused them to go astray, and have made them wander in the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place.
Ezekiel 34:16I will seek that which was lost: and that which was driven away, I will bring again: and I will bind up that which was broken, and I will strengthen that which was weak, and that which was fat and strong I will preserve: and I will feed them in judgment.
Matthew 9:36And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because they were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shepherd.
Matthew 18:11For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
Acts 3:25You are the children of the prophets, and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Romans 15:8For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers.
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 →