Mark 7:27

Easy To Read Version

Jesus told the woman: “It is not right to take the children’s bread and give it to the dogs. First let the children eat all they want.”

Cross References

Acts 22:21

But Jesus said to me, ‘Leave now. I will send you far away to the non-Jewish people.’”

Matthew 10:5

Jesus gave these twelve apostles {\cf2\super [122]} some orders. Then he sent them \{to tell people about the kingdom\}. Jesus said, “Don’t go to the non-Jewish people. And don’t go into any town where the Samaritans {\cf2\super [123]} live.

Matthew 7:6

“Don’t give holy things to dogs. They will only turn and hurt you. And don’t throw your pearls to pigs. They will only step on them.

Ephesians 2:12

Remember that in the past you were without Christ. You were not citizens of Israel. {\cf2\super [11]} And you did not have the agreements {\cf2\super [12]} with the promise \{that God made to his people\}. You had no hope, and you did not know God.

Romans 15:8

I tell you that Christ became a servant of the Jews to show that what God promises is true. Christ did this to prove that God will do the things he promised the Jewish fathers.

Mark 7:26

The woman was not a Jew. She was Greek, born in Phoenicia, an area in Syria. The woman begged Jesus to force the demon {\cf2\super [90]} out of her daughter.

Mark 7:28

The woman answered, “That is true, Lord. But the dogs under the table can eat the pieces of food that the children don’t eat.”