Matthew 15:26
He aunswered, and sayde: it is not meete to take the chyldrens bread, and to cast it to litle dogges.
Bible (Bishops')
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
25Then came she, and worshipped him, saying: Lorde, helpe me.
Cross References
Matthew 7:6Geue not that which is holy, vnto dogges, neyther caste ye your pearles before swyne, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning agayne, all to rent you.
Galatians 2:15We [which are] Iewes by nature, and not sinners of the gentiles,
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 →