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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters’ table.”

Context of Matthew 15:27

25The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. 26He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” 28Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment. 29Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

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 centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
• Genesis 32:10I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
• Job 40:4“I am unworthy—how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
• Job 42:2“I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
• Psalms 51:4Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.
• Ezekiel 16:63Then, when I make atonement for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
• Daniel 9:18Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.
• Luke 7:6So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.
• Luke 15:18I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
• Luke 18:13“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
• Luke 23:40But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?
• Romans 3:4Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:8and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
• 1 Timothy 1:13Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
• Matthew 5:45that you may be children of your Father in heaven. 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 eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked 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