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

25But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26Yet He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” And she said, “Yes, Lord; but please help, for even the dogs feed on the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed at once. 29Departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and after going up on the mountain, He was sitting 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

• And she saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• for evenκαίkai · andG2532
• the dogsκυνάριονkunarion · little dogG2952
• feedἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• on the crumbsψιχίον, ψίξpsichion · crumbG5589
• that fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• from their masters’κύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• tableτράπεζαtrapeza · tableG5132

Cross-references for Matthew 15:27

• Matthew 8:8But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
• Genesis 32:10I am unworthy of all the favor and of all the faithfulness, which You have shown to Your servant; for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.
• Job 40:4“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I say in response to You? I put my hand on my mouth.
• Job 42:2“I know that You can do all things, And that no plan is impossible for You.
• Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.
• Ezekiel 16:63so that you may remember and be ashamed, and not open your mouth again because of your disgrace, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done,” the Lord God declares.
• Daniel 9:18My God, incline Your ear and hear! Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we are not presenting our pleas before You based on any merits of our own, but based on Your great compassion.
• Luke 7:6Now Jesus started on His way with them; but already, when He was not yet far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to enter under my roof;
• Luke 15:18I will set out and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;
• Luke 18:13But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
• Luke 23:40But the other responded, and rebuking him, said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
• Romans 3:4Far from it! Rather, God must prove to be true, though every person be found a liar, as it is written: “So that You are justified in Your words, And prevail when You are judged.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:8and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.
• 1 Timothy 1:13even though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;
• Matthew 5:45so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
• Luke 16:21and longing to be fed from the scraps which fell from the rich man’s table; not only that, the dogs also were coming and licking his sores.

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

In the dictionaries

• Banquet
• Commandment
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• Draught
• Fill
• Marriagefeasts
• Release
• Sin
• Teach
• Tradition

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