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Matthew 15:24 KJV
Matthew · chapter 15 · verse 24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.Matthew 15:24 · King James Version
Matthew 15:24 in context
22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
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Key words (Strong's)
- answeredapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- sheepprobatonany four footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle , most commonly a sheep or…G4263 →
- houseoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- sentapostellōto order to go to a place appointed, to send away, dismiss, to allow one to depart, that…G649 →
- lostapollymito destroy, to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin, render useless…G622 →
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We have here that famous story of Christ's casting the devil out of the woman of Canaan's daughter; it has something in it singular and very surprising, and which looks favourably upon the poor Gentiles, and is an earnest of the mercy which Christ had in store for them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-28