Matthew 15:26
“It is not fair,” replied Jesus, “to take the children’s food and throw it to dogs.”
Open English Bible (US)
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 the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said, “Master, help me.”
27“Yes, Master,” she said, “for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners’ table.”
Cross References
Matthew 7:6“Do not give what is sacred to dogs; they will turn and maul you. Do not throw your pearls before pigs; they will trample them underfoot.
Acts 22:21But Jesus said to me ‘Go; for I will send you to the Gentiles far away’.”
Galatians 2:15We, though we are Jews by birth and not sinners of Gentile origin, know that no one is pronounced righteous as the result of obedience to Law, but only through faith in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:2Beware of those dogs! Beware of those mischievous workers! Beware of the men who mutilate themselves!
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 →