Matthew 15:26
He answered and sayde: it is not good to take the chyldrens breed and to cast it to whelpes.
Tyndale New Testament
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 she came and worshipped him sayinge: master helpe me.
Cross References
Matthew 7:6Geve not that which is holy to dogges nether cast ye youre pearles before swyne lest they treade them vnder their fete and the other tourne agayne and all to rent you.
Acts 22:21And he sayde vnto me: departe for I will sende the a farre hence vnto the Gentyls.
Galatians 2:15We which are Iewes by nature and not synners of the gentyls,
Philippians 3:2Beware of dogges beware of evyll workers. Beware of dissencion.
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 →