Matthew 15:27

Matthew 15:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
• New International Version (NIV)“Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

Context of Matthew 15:27

25She came to him, bowed down, and said, “Lord, help me!” 26Jesus replied, “It’s not right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” She said, “You’re right, Lord. But even the dogs eat scraps that fall from their masters’ tables.” 28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, you have strong faith! What you wanted will be done for you.” At that moment her daughter was cured. 29Jesus moved on from there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain and sat there.

Matthew 15:27 word by word

Ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· ναὶ κύριε· καὶ γὰρ τὰ κυνάρια ἐσθίει ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• she saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Truthναίnai · yesG3483
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• yetγάρgar · forG1063
• the dogsκυνάριονkunarion · little dogG2952
• eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the crumbsψιχίον, ψίξpsichion · crumbG5589
• which fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• masters’κύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• tableτράπεζαtrapeza · tableG5132

Cross-references for Matthew 15:27

• Matthew 8:8The officer responded, “Sir, I don’t deserve to have you come into my house. But just give a command, and my servant will be healed.
• Genesis 32:10I’m not worthy of all the love and faithfulness you have shown me. I only had a shepherd’s staff when I crossed the Jordan River, but now I have two camps.
• Job 40:4“I’m so insignificant. How can I answer you? I will put my hand over my mouth.
• Job 42:2“I know that you can do everything and that your plans are unstoppable.
• Psalms 51:4I have sinned against you, especially you. I have done what you consider evil. So you hand down justice when you speak, and you are blameless when you judge.
• Ezekiel 16:63You will remember and be ashamed. You will never again open your mouth because of your disgrace when I forgive you for everything you did, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”
• Daniel 9:18Open your ears and listen, my God. Open your eyes and look at our ruins and at the city called by your name. We are not requesting this from you because we are righteous, but because you are very compassionate.
• Luke 7:6Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the officer sent friends to tell Jesus, “Sir, don’t bother. I don’t deserve to have you come into my house.
• Luke 15:18I’ll go at once to my father, and I’ll say to him, “Father, I’ve sinned against heaven and you.
• Luke 18:13“But the tax collector was standing at a distance. He wouldn’t even look up to heaven. Instead, he became very upset, and he said, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
• Luke 23:40But the other criminal scolded him: “Don’t you fear God at all? Can’t you see that you’re condemned in the same way that he is?
• Romans 3:4That would be unthinkable! God is honest, and everyone else is a liar, as Scripture says, “So you hand down justice when you speak, and you win your case in court.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:8Last of all, he also appeared to me. I’m like an aborted child ⌞who was given life⌟.
• 1 Timothy 1:13In the past I cursed him, persecuted him, and acted arrogantly toward him. However, I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief.
• Matthew 5:45In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. He makes his sun rise on people whether they are good or evil. He lets rain fall on them whether they are just or unjust.
• Luke 16:21Lazarus would have eaten any scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Lazarus was covered with sores, and dogs would lick them.

Commentaries on Matthew 15:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Truth, Lord - , Yes, Lord. This appears to be not so much an assent, as a bold reply to our Lord's reason for apparently rejecting her suit. The little dogs share with the children, for they eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. I do not desire what is provided for these highly favored children, only what they leave: a single exertion of thy almighty power, in the healing of my afflicted daughter, is all that I wish for; and this the highly…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 This narrative is also found in Mark 7:24-30. The coasts of Tyre and Sidon - These cities were on the seacoast or shore of the Mediterranean. See the notes at Matthew 11:21. Jesus went there for the purpose of concealment Mark 7:24, perhaps still to avoid Herod. Matthew 15:22 A woman of Canaan - This woman is called, also, a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, Mark 7:26 In ancient times, the whole land, including Tyre and Sidon, was in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 The dark corners of the country, the most remote, shall share Christ's influences; afterwards the ends of the earth shall see his salvation. The distress and trouble of her family brought a woman to Christ; and though it is need that drives us to Christ, yet we shall not therefore be driven from him. She did not limit Christ to any particular instance of mercy, but mercy, mercy, is what she begged for: she pleads not merit, but depends upon…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-28This encounter brings up another debated issue. It is about whether Gentiles (non-Jews) can share in the kingdom of the Messiah (see Matthew 8:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:27

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Demons
• Faith
• Humility
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Prayer
• Sidon
• Syro-Phoenician
• Tyre

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Commentaries on Matthew 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings