But she replied, “Yes, Lord, but even dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their owner’s table.”
Mark 7:28 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) But she answered Him, “Yes Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat the crumbs dropped by the children.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But she answered Him, Yes, Lord, yet even the small pups under the table eat the little children's scraps of food. American Standard Version (1901) But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. Common English Bible But she answered, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” Catholic Public Domain Version But she responded by saying to him: "Certainly, Lord. Yet the young dogs also eat, under the table, from the crumbs of the children." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children. |
But she replied, “Yes, Lord, but even dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their owner’s table.”
in order to be [true] children of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun to rise on evil [as well] as on good people. He [also] sends rain on those who live right [as well] as on those who do not live right.
So, He said to her, “Children should be the first ones to eat until they are full, for it is not proper to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”
And He said to her, “Because you have said this, go on your way; the evil spirit has left your daughter.”
For there is no distinction [with God] between Jews and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles], for all have the same Lord, who is generous to all who appeal to Him [for help].
Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is He not the God of the Gentiles also? Yes, [indeed], of the Gentiles also,
This favor of preaching the unfathomable riches of Christ to the Gentiles was given to me [even though] I am the least significant of all saints [i.e., God’s holy people].