Matthew 15:26
But he answered and said, It is not proper to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Revised King James 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, saying, Lord, help me.
27And she said, True, Lord: yet the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Cross References
Matthew 7:6Do not give that which is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Acts 22:21And he said to me, Depart: for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
Galatians 2:15We who are Jews by nature, and not Gentile sinners,
Philippians 3:2Beware of the dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilators of the flesh.
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 →