Matthew 15:24
But he answering said: I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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 bowed down to him, saying: Lord, help me.
Cross References
Matthew 9:36And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and scattered[9:36], as sheep having no shepherd.
Matthew 18:11For the Son of man came to save that which was lost.
Acts 3:25Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.
Romans 15:8For I say that Jesus Christ has been made a minister of the circumcision, for the sake of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises made to 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 →