Mark 7:27

The Passion Translation

Finally he said to her, “First let my children be fed and satisfied, for it isn’t fair to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

Cross References

Matthew 10:5

Jesus sent out the Twelve with these instructions: “Don’t go into any Gentile or Samaritan territory.

Matthew 7:6

“Who would hang earrings on a dog’s ear or throw pearls in front of wild pigs? They’ll only trample them under their feet and then turn around and tear you to pieces!

Mark 7:26

She was not Jewish, but a foreigner, born in the part of Syria known as Phoenicia. She begged him repeatedly to cast the demon out of her daughter.

Mark 7:28

She answered, “How true that is, Lord. But even puppies under the family table are allowed to eat the little children’s crumbs.”

Acts 22:21

“Then he said to me, ‘Go at once, for I am sending you to preach to the non-Jewish nations.’  ”

Romans 15:8

I am convinced that Jesus, the Messiah, was sent as a servant to the Jewish people to fulfill the promises God made to our ancestors and to prove God’s faithfulness.