Matthew 15:26

In 9 translations

BSB

But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

KJV

But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

WEB

But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

ASV

And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.

LSV

and He answering said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.”

YLT

and he answering said, 'It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'

DBY

But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

DRC

Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.

GNV

And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· Οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.

RP2018

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.

TR-Boyd

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Οὐκ ἔστι καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.

SCR1894

ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν ουκ εστιν καλον λαβειν τον αρτον των τεκνων και βαλειν τοις κυναριοις

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• Mark 7:27–28“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.” “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
• 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.
• Philippians 3:2Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
• 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.
• Galatians 2:15We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
• Revelation 22:15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
• Acts 22:21–22Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
• Romans 9:4the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

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