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Matthew 15:24

American Standard Version

But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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Matthew 15:24 in other translations

But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Matthew 15:24 · World English Bible

Matthew 15:24 in context

  1. 22And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
  2. 23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
  3. 24But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
  4. 25But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
  5. 26And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.