Matthew 15:24

Tree of Life Version

But He responded, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Cross References

Isaiah 53:6

We all like sheep have gone astray. Each of us turned to his own way. So Adonai has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Ezekiel 34:16

“I will seek the lost, bring back the stray, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will tend them with justice.

Ezekiel 34:23

So I will set up One Shepherd over them, My servant David—He will tend them, He will feed them Himself and be their shepherd.

Matthew 15:23

But He did not answer her a word. And when His disciples came, they were urging Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us.”

Matthew 18:11

[footnote: Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost;]

Matthew 9:36

When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Acts 13:46

Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unfit for eternal life—behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

Romans 15:8

For I declare that Messiah has become a servant to the circumcised for the sake of God’s truth, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs