KJV King James Version
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.
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Matthew 15:26
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
WEB World English Bible
But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he answering said, ‘It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 15
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 she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great [is] thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
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ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἀποκριθεὶςG611 · apokrinōto answerεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayοὐκG3756 · ounoἔστινG1510 · eimito beκαλὸνG2570 · kalosgoodλαβεῖνG2983 · lambanōto takeτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτονG740 · artosbreadτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτέκνωνG5043 · teknonchildκαὶG2532 · kaiandβαλεῖνG906 · ballōto throw: throwτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκυναρίοις.¶G2952 · kunarionlittle dog
Cross-references
Mark 7:27-28But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] unto the dogs.Matthew 7:6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.Ephesians 2:12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:Galatians 2:15We [who are] Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,Revelation 22:15For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.Acts 22:21-22And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.Romans 9:4Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
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