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Mark 7:27

Jesus

25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

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.

28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.

29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And He was saying to her, “Permit the children first to be satisfied; for it is not good to take the bread of the children and to cast [it] to the dogs.”
ÅB
Og han sa til henne: La først barna bli mette! for det er ikke vakkert å ta brødet fra barna og kaste det for de små hunder.
OTB
Han sa til henne, “La barna bli mettet først, for det er ikke rett å ta barnas brød og kaste det til hundene.”
B1930
Og han sa til henne: La først barna bli mette! for det er ikke vakkert å ta brødet fra barna og kaste det for de små hunder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 15:23–28

    But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

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  • Matthew 7:6

    Give 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.

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  • Acts 22:21

    And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

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  • Matthew 10:5

    These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

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  • Ephesians 2:12

    That 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:

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  • Romans 15:8

    Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

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