Mark 7:27

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

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.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

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.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Mark 7

²⁵ Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.

²⁶ Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

²⁷ “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.”

²⁸ “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

²⁹ Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

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