Mark 7:27

Holy Bible: 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 sent the twelve men out with these instructions: “Don’t go to the non-Jewish people. And don’t go into any town where the Samaritans live.

Matthew 7:6

“Don’t give something that is holy 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, and you did not know about the agreements with the promises 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 God has done what he promised their great ancestors.

Mark 7:26

She was not a Jew. She was born in Phoenicia, an area in Syria. She begged Jesus to force the demon out of her daughter.

Mark 7:28

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