The Faith of the Gentile Woman
Mark 7:27
In 9 translations
- BSB
- “First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
- KJV
- But 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.
- WEB
- But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
- ASV
- And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.
- LSV
- And Jesus said to her, “First permit the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to the little dogs.”
- YLT
- And Jesus said to her, 'Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] to the little dogs.'
- DBY
- But [Jesus] said to her, Suffer the children to be first filled; for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.
- DRC
- Who said to her: Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children, and cast it to the dogs.
- GNV
- But Iesus saide vnto her, Let the children first be fedde: for it is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto whelpes.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read καὶ (“And”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δὲ (“now”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἔλεγεν (“He was saying”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read εἶπεν (“said”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (5)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Ἰησοῦς (“Jesus”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Word order: SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐστιν elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τοῖς elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place κυναρίοις elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: καὶ ἔλεγεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ ἔλεγεν; Robinson–Pierpont read Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν.
- SBLGNT: καλόν ἐστιν. Robinson–Pierpont read καλόν ἐστιν; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐστιν καλὸν.
- SBLGNT: τοῖς κυναρίοις βαλεῖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τοῖς κυναρίοις βαλεῖν; Robinson–Pierpont read βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτῇ· Ἄφες πρῶτον χορτασθῆναι τὰ τέκνα, οὐ γὰρ καλόν ἐστιν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ τοῖς κυναρίοις βαλεῖν.
- RP2018
- Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ, Ἄφες πρῶτον χορτασθῆναι τὰ τέκνα· οὐ γὰρ καλόν ἐστιν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ, Ἄφες πρῶτον χορτασθῆναι τὰ τέκνα· οὐ γὰρ καλόν ἐστι λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.
- SCR1894
- ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτη αφες πρωτον χορτασθηναι τα τεκνα ου γαρ καλον εστιν λαβειν τον αρτον των τεκνων και βαλειν τοις κυναριοις
Who and where
👤 Jesus Christ◆ Healing Canaanite Daughter
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 15:23–28But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” The woman came and…
- Matthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
- Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
- Ephesians 2:12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
- Acts 22:21Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
- Romans 15:8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
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