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Matthew 15:26
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He replied,
“It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
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Matthew 15:26 in Other Translations
KJV
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But he answered and said,It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
ESV
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And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
NLT
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Jesus responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”
MSG
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He said, "It's not right to take bread out of children's mouths and throw it to dogs."
CSB
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He answered, "It isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to their dogs."
Matthew 15:26 In-Context
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He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
25
The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26
He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
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“Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
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Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
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