Matthew 15:24
In reply he said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
Montgomery New Testament
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 the woman came and knelt to him and said, "Lord, do help me."
Cross References
Matthew 9:36And when he saw the crowds he had compassion on them because they were distressed and fainting, like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 18:11"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Acts 3:25"You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Romans 15:8For I say that Christ has been made a minister of the Circumcision the people of Israel, in vindication of God’s truth, so that he may confirm the promises given to our forefathers;
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 →