Matthew 15:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.”

Matthew 15:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 15:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 15:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.””

Matthew 15:26 — World English Bible

Matthew 15:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.”

Matthew 15:26 — American Standard Version

Matthew 15:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he answering said, `It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'”

Matthew 15:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 15:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.”

Matthew 15:26 — Darby Translation

Matthew 15:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.”

Matthew 15:26 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 15:26 in Context — Matthew 15

24 Il répondit: Je n’ai été envoyé qu’aux brebis perdues de la maison d’Israël.

25 Mais elle vint se prosterner devant lui, disant: Seigneur, secours-moi!

26 Il répondit: Il n’est pas bien de prendre le pain des enfants, et de le jeter aux petits chiens.

27 Oui, Seigneur, dit-elle, mais les petits chiens mangent les miettes qui tombent de la table de leurs maîtres.

28 Alors Jésus lui dit: Femme, ta foi est grande; qu’il te soit fait comme tu veux. Et, à l’heure même, sa fille fut guérie.

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What Does Matthew 15:26 Mean?

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