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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/matthew/15.htm">New International Version</a> He replied, &#8220It is not right to take the children&#8217s bread and toss it to the dogs.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/matthew/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jesus responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.” <a href="/esv/matthew/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” <a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” <a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And answering He said, "It is not right to take the children's bread and to cast it to the dogs." <a href="/kjv/matthew/15.htm">King James Bible</a> But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/15.htm">New King James Version</a> But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Yet He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” <a href="/nasb/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> And He answered and said, &#8220It is not good to take the children&#8217s bread and throw it to the dogs.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” <a href="/lsb/matthew/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” <a href="/amp/matthew/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And He replied, “It is not good (appropriate, fair) to take the children’s bread and throw it to the pet dogs.” <a href="/csb/matthew/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He answered, “It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He answered, &#8220It isn&#8217t right to take the children&#8217s bread and throw it to their dogs."&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. <a href="/cev/matthew/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus replied, "It isn't right to take food away from children and feed it to dogs." <a href="/erv/matthew/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. <a href="/gwt/matthew/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus replied, "It's not right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." <a href="/gnt/matthew/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus answered, "It isn't right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." <a href="/isv/matthew/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> He replied, "It's not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the puppies." <a href="/msb/matthew/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But Jesus replied, ?It is not right to take the children?s bread and toss it to the dogs.? <a href="/net/matthew/15.htm">NET Bible</a> "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs," he said. <a href="/nheb/matthew/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." <a href="/wbt/matthew/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. <a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." <a href="/web/matthew/15.htm">World English Bible</a> But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and He answering said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.” <a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And answering He said, "It is not right to take the children's bread and to cast it to the dogs." <a href="/ylt/matthew/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he answering said, 'It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.' <a href="/slt/matthew/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he, having answered, said, It is not good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the little dogs.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And responding, he said, “It is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/15.htm">New American Bible</a> He said in reply, “It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus said to her, It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> He said to her, “It is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> He answered and said: It is not good to take the children's bread, and throw it to the little dogs. <a href="/godbey/matthew/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> He responding said, <FR>It is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But he answering said, It is not proper to take the children?s bread and throw it to the dogs. <a href="/mace/matthew/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but he answered, it is not just to take the childrens bread, and throw it to puppies. <a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." <a href="/worrell/matthew/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And He, answering, said, <FR>"It is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But he answered, <FR>It is not fit to take the children's bread and throw it to dogs:<Fr> and she said, True, Lord; <a href="/parallel/matthew/15-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4413" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">The Faith of the Canaanite Woman</a> …25The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said. 26<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: apokritheis (V-APP-NMS) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">Jesus replied,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">“It is</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="2570: kalon (Adj-NNS) -- Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">right</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labein (V-ANA) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">to take</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5043.htm" title="5043: teknōn (N-GNP) -- A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.">children’s</a> <a href="/greek/740.htm" title="740: arton (N-AMS) -- Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.">bread</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: balein (V-ANA) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">toss it</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/2952.htm" title="2952: kynariois (N-DNP) -- A little dog, a house dog. Neuter of a presumed derivative of kuon; a puppy.">dogs.” </a> 27“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Mark 7:27</a> “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.” <a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Matthew 7:6</a> Do 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. <a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a> He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. <a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Romans 1:16</a> I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a> Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Romans 15:8</a> For 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, <a href="/galatians/2-15.htm">Galatians 2:15-16</a> We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners” / know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. <a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a> Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— / remember 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. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. <a href="/john/4-22.htm">John 4:22</a> You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4-5</a> the 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. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen. <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a> He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a> And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a> I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a> Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.It is not.<a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Matthew 7:6</a> 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.<a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Mark 7:27,28</a> 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… <a href="/acts/22-21.htm">Acts 22:21,22</a> And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles… dogs.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-17.htm">Appropriate</a> <a href="/matthew/15-2.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/matthew/15-17.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/14-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/matthew/11-8.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/matthew/14-27.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/14-31.htm">Little</a> <a href="/matthew/8-34.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">Right</a> <a href="/matthew/13-50.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-8.htm">Toss</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Appropriate</a> <a href="/matthew/15-33.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/15-38.htm">Children</a> <a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/matthew/15-27.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/15-27.htm">Little</a> <a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/matthew/17-11.htm">Right</a> <a href="/matthew/17-27.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Toss</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 15</div>1. <a href="/matthew/15-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees </a> 7. <a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions;</a> 10. <a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man.</a> 21. <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan,</a> 29. <a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">and other great multitudes;</a> 32. <a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But Jesus replied In this passage, Jesus is responding to a Canaanite woman who has approached Him for help. This interaction highlights Jesus' willingness to engage with Gentiles, which was significant given the Jewish-Gentile tensions of the time. His reply is part of a larger dialogue that tests the woman's faith and reveals His mission focus.It is not right This phrase underscores the moral and ethical considerations in Jesus' ministry. It reflects the priority of His mission to the Jews, as they were the chosen people through whom God's promises were to be fulfilled. This statement sets the stage for a teaching moment about faith and the expansion of God's kingdom.to take the children’s bread The "children" here symbolize the Israelites, God's chosen people. The "bread" represents the blessings and teachings intended for them. This imagery is consistent with the Old Testament, where Israel is often referred to as God's children (e.g., <a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a>). The bread signifies the spiritual nourishment and privileges initially given to Israel.and toss it to the dogs In Jewish culture, "dogs" were often used metaphorically to refer to Gentiles, reflecting the prevailing view of their spiritual status. This phrase might seem harsh, but it serves to illustrate the perceived order of Jesus' mission. However, it also sets up the woman's demonstration of faith, which transcends cultural barriers. The term "dogs" here can also be understood as "little dogs" or "puppies," indicating a less severe connotation and opening the door for the woman's clever and faith-filled response.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> - The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God, who is teaching and performing miracles throughout His ministry. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_canaanite_woman.htm">The Canaanite Woman</a> - A Gentile woman from the region of Tyre and Sidon who approaches Jesus, seeking healing for her demon-possessed daughter. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> - Followers of Jesus who are present during this encounter and initially urge Jesus to send the woman away. 4. <a href="/topical/t/tyre_and_sidon.htm">Tyre and Sidon</a> - Regions outside of Israel, known for their Gentile populations, highlighting the cross-cultural nature of this encounter. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_daughter.htm">The Daughter</a> - The afflicted child of the Canaanite woman, whose healing is the focus of the mother's plea to Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_jesus'_mission.htm">Understanding Jesus' Mission</a> Jesus' initial response to the Canaanite woman reflects His primary mission to the "lost sheep of Israel" (<a href="/matthew/15-24.htm">Matthew 15:24</a>). This highlights the unfolding plan of God, where the gospel would first be presented to the Jews and then to the Gentiles. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_persistence.htm">Faith and Persistence</a> The Canaanite woman's persistence and faith are key elements in this passage. Her willingness to approach Jesus despite cultural and religious barriers demonstrates a faith that is commendable and effective. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_recognition.htm">Humility and Recognition</a> The woman's response to Jesus' statement in <a href="/matthew/15-26.htm">Matthew 15:26</a>, "It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs," shows her humility and recognition of her position, yet she still believes in Jesus' power and mercy. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">Inclusivity of the Gospel</a> This passage foreshadows the inclusivity of the gospel message, which breaks down barriers between Jews and Gentiles, emphasizing that faith in Jesus is available to all. <a href="/topical/g/god's_timing_and_plan.htm">God's Timing and Plan</a> Understanding that God's plan unfolds in His timing, and sometimes His responses to our requests may challenge us to deeper faith and understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 15</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_call_the_woman_a_dog.htm">Why did Jesus refer to the Canaanite woman as a dog?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_call_a_woman_a_'dog'.htm">If Jesus was sinless, why did He call a Gentile woman a “dog” (Matthew 15:26)?</a> <a href="/q/why_mention_dogs_eating_crumbs.htm">Why did she mention dogs eating table crumbs?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_people_reject_sound_doctrine.htm">Why did she mention dogs eating table crumbs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) To cast it to dogs.--The word used was diminutive in its form, and as such pointed not to the wild, unclean beasts that haunt the streets of an Eastern city (<a href="/psalms/59-6.htm" title="They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.">Psalm 59:6</a>), but to the tamer animals that were bred in the house, and kept as pets. The history of Tobias and his dog, in the Apocrypha, furnishes the one example in Biblical literature of this friendly relation between the dog and his master (<a href="//apocrypha.org/tobit/5-16.htm" title="So they were well pleased. Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man's dog with them.">Tobit 5:16</a>).The answer has, even taking this into account, a somewhat harsh sound, but it did not go beyond the language with which the woman must have been familiar, and it was probably but a common proverb, like our "Charity begins at home," indicating the line of demarcation which gave a priority to the claims of the family of Israel to those of strangers. We may well believe that there was no intentional scorn in it, though it emphasized an actual distinction.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - But he answered and said. At length Jesus spoke directly to her; but his words were rough in sound, still enforcing the previous repulse. It is not meet; οὐκ ἔστι καλόν: non est bonum (Vulgate). Another reading of less authority is oboe ἔξεστιν, "it is not lawful." The question is rather of fairness and expediency than of lawfulness. To take the children's bread. "The children" are the chosen people, "the children of the kingdom" (<a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Matthew 8:12</a>), who held this high position by election, however individuals might forfeit it by an unworthy use of privileges. "Bread" is meant to signify the graces and favours bestowed by God in Christ. To cast it. An humiliating term; not to give it, as you would to your children, but to throw it away as valueless, fit only for animals. Dogs (κυναρίοις). A contemptuous diminutive, rendered by Wickliffe, "whelpies," or, as we might say, "curs." This was the term applied by the Jews to the Gentiles, even as Turks nowadays talk of "dogs of Christians," and as in later times, by a curious inversion, the Jews themselves were generally saluted with the opprobrious name of"dogs." Some have seen a term of endearment in the diminutive "little dogs," as though Christ desired to soften the harshness of the expression by referring, not to the prowling, unowned animals that act as scavengers in Oriental towns, but to the petted inmates of the master's house. But Scripture gives no warrant for thinking that the Hebrews ever kept dogs as friends and companions, in our modern fashion; and our Lord adopts the language of his countrymen, to put the woman in her right position, as one with whom Jews could have no fellowship. To take the blessings from the Church of Israel in order to give them to aliens was to throw them away on unworthy recipients. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/15-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [Jesus] replied, ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “It is ἔστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. not Οὐκ (Ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. right καλὸν (kalon) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm">Strong's 2570: </a> Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. to take λαβεῖν (labein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. children’s τέκνων (teknōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5043.htm">Strong's 5043: </a> A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child. bread ἄρτον (arton) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_740.htm">Strong's 740: </a> Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. toss [it] βαλεῖν (balein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. to the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. dogs.” κυναρίοις (kynariois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2952.htm">Strong's 2952: </a> A little dog, a house dog. 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