Matthew 15:24

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Matthew 15:24

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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KJV

King James Version

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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WEB

World English Bible

But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And answering, He said, “I was not sent, except to the lost sheep of [the] house of Israel.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 15

²² And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

²³ But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

²⁴ He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

²⁵ The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

²⁶ But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

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