Mark 7:27
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Who said to her: suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

Let.

Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.

Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not.

Matthew 15:23-28 Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us: . . .

Acts 22:21 And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off will I send thee.

Romans 15:8 For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Ephesians 2:12 That you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the conversation of Israel and strangers to the testament, having no hope of the promise and without God in this world.

Context
The Faith of the Gentile Woman
26For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27Who said to her: suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs. 28But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children.…
Cross References
Matthew 15:26
Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.

Mark 7:26
For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

Mark 7:28
But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children.

Lexicon
“First
πρῶτον (prōton)
Adverb - Superlative
Strong's Greek 4412: First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly.

let
Ἄφες (Aphes)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 863: From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

children
τέκνα (tekna)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.

have their fill,”
χορτασθῆναι (chortasthēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's Greek 5526: To feed, satisfy, fatten. From chortos; to fodder, i.e. to gorge.

He said.
ἔλεγεν (elegen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“For
γάρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

it is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

right
καλόν (kalon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.

to take
λαβεῖν (labein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

children’s
τέκνων (teknōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.

bread
ἄρτον (arton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

toss [it]
βαλεῖν (balein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

to the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

dogs.”
κυναρίοις (kynariois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2952: A little dog, a house dog. Neuter of a presumed derivative of kuon; a puppy.


Additional Translations
“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

And He was saying to her, "Permit the children to be satisfied first; for it is not good to take the children's bread and to cast it to the dogs."

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

And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

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.

And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be satisfied: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the dogs.

"Let the children first eat all they want," He said; "it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

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."

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 it to the little dogs.'
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