Mark 7:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.”

Mark 7:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 7:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 7:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.””

Mark 7:27 — World English Bible

Mark 7:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.”

Mark 7:27 — American Standard Version

Mark 7:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jesus said to her, `Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast <FI>it<Fi> to the little dogs.'”

Mark 7:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 7:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But [Jesus] said to her, Suffer the children to be first filled; for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.”

Mark 7:27 — Darby Translation

Mark 7:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But Iesus saide vnto her, Let the children first be fedde: for it is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto whelpes.”

Mark 7:27 — Geneva Bible

Mark 7:27 in Context — Mark 7

25 Car une femme, dont la fille était possédée d’un esprit impur, entendit parler de lui, et vint se jeter à ses pieds.

26 Cette femme était grecque, syro-phénicienne d’origine. Elle le pria de chasser le démon hors de sa fille. Jésus lui dit:

27 Laisse d’abord les enfants se rassasier; car il n’est pas bien de prendre le pain des enfants, et de le jeter aux petits chiens.

28 Oui, Seigneur, lui répondit-elle, mais les petits chiens, sous la table, mangent les miettes des enfants.

29 Alors il lui dit: à cause de cette parole, va, le démon est sorti de ta fille.

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What Does Mark 7:27 Mean?

Mark 7:27 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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