Matthew 15:24

But he answered and said to them, I am not sent but to the sheep which have wandered from the house of Israel.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

23But he did not return her an answer. And the disciples approached and requested from him, saying, Dismiss her, for she crieth after us.

25Then she came, worshipped him, and said, My Lord, help me!

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Cross References

Matthew 9:36BUT when Jeshu saw the multitudes, he had compassion upon them, because they fainted and were dispersed as sheep that had no shepherd;

Matthew 18:11For the Son of man is come to save that which had perished.

Acts 3:25You are the sons of the prophets; and the covenant which Aloha set with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, In thy seed shall be blessed all the generations of the earth,

Romans 15:8But I say that Jeshu Meshiha ministered the circumcision, on behalf of the truth of Aloha, that he might confirm the promise of 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 →

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