Matthew 15:24 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁴ He answered them, “I was sent only to the straying sheep of the Israelites.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Common English Bible

²⁴ Jesus replied, “I’ve been sent only to the lost sheep, the people of Israel.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ And responding, he said, "I was not sent except to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁴ And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.

Matthew 15:24 Cross References

Matthew 15:23

But He did not say a word to her. His disciples came and begged Him; “Send her away, for she is [continually] shouting at us [as we go along].”

Matthew 18:11

{Some ancient manuscripts include this verse:} For the Son of man came to save those who were lost.}

Matthew 9:36

But when He saw the large crowds He felt compassion for them because they were distressed and disoriented like sheep without a shepherd.

Acts 13:46

But Paul and Barnabas [continued to] speak out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the message of God be delivered to you [Jews] first. But since you have rejected it and [thereby] consider yourselves to be unworthy of [receiving] never ending life, we [i.e., Paul and Barnabas] will now begin proclaiming it to the [unconverted] Gentiles.

Romans 15:8

For I tell you that Christ was [appointed] to be a servant of the circumcised ones [i.e., the Jews], in order to uphold the truth of God. This was so He could confirm [as valid] the promises made to our forefathers,