Matthew 15:26 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁶ And He answered [her], “It is not proper to take bread away from the children and throw it to the dogs.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ And He answered, It is not right (proper, becoming, or fair) to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ And responding, he said, "It is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs."

Matthew 15:26 Cross References

Matthew 7:6

“Do not offer sacred things to dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of [wild] pigs [i.e., to those who will not appreciate them], because they will probably trample on them with their feet and then turn around and attack you.

Philippians 3:2

Watch out for the “dogs!” [Note: “Dogs” were viewed with disgust by the ancient Jews (Deut. 23:18; II Kings 8:13; Rev. 22:15) , so the term is used here derogatorily for Jewish Christians who were trying to impose on the church the requirements of the Law of Moses]. Watch out for the evil workers! Watch out for those who mutilate the body meaninglessly! [Note: Paul here alludes, in a derogatory wordplay, to the Jewish practice of circumcision].

Ephesians 2:12

[Remember] that you were at that time without Christ; [you were] excluded from citizenship in the nation of Israel; [you were] foreigners regarding the Agreements of [God’s] promises. You had no hope and were without God in the world.

Galatians 2:15

Although we are Jews by natural birth, and not sinful Gentiles [who do not have a relationship with God],

Revelation 22:15

On the outside [of the city] are the dogs [Note: This probably refers to people who practiced sexual perversions. See Deut. 23:17] and the sorcerers, and the sexually immoral people, and the murderers, and the idolaters and every person who loves and practices falsehood.

Romans 9:4

the Israelites. These people are God’s adopted children; they have [experienced] His glorious presence; they have [received] His Agreements; they have been given the Law of Moses; they possess the [Temple] service and the promises [of God].

Matthew 15:25

But she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

Matthew 15:27

But she replied, “Yes, Lord, but even dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their owner’s table.”