Matthew

Matthew 15:24–26

²⁴He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

²⁵The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

²⁶But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He answered	ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G611 I answer, reply
I was sent	ἀπεστάλην	apestalēn	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
only	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
lost	ἀπολωλότα	apolōlota	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural	G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing
sheep	πρόβατα	probata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4263 a sheep
of	οἴκου	oikou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3624 a house, household
of Israel	Ἰσραήλ	Israēl	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2474 Israel

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
came	ἐλθοῦσα	elthousa	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2064 I come, go
knelt before	προσεκύνει	prosekynei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4352 I worship
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Lord	Κύριε	Kyrie	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
help	βοήθει	boēthei	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G997 I come to the rescue of
me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
she said	λέγουσα	legousa	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3004 I say, speak

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
replied	ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G611 I answer, reply
It is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	Οὐκ	Ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
right	καλὸν	kalon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
to take	λαβεῖν	labein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2983 I receive, take
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
children’s	τέκνων	teknōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
bread	ἄρτον	arton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
toss	βαλεῖν	balein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
dogs	κυναρίοις	kynariois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2952 a little dog

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 15:24 Matthew 10:5–6 · Romans 15:8 · Jeremiah 50:6–7 · Acts 13:46 · Ezekiel 34:5–6 · Acts 3:25–26 · Ezekiel 34:16 · Luke 15:4–6 · Ezekiel 34:23 · Isaiah 53:6

Matthew 15:25 Matthew 20:31 · Genesis 32:26 · Hosea 12:4 · Matthew 14:33 · Mark 9:22

Matthew 15:26 Mark 7:27–28 · Matthew 7:6 · Philippians 3:2 · Ephesians 2:12 · Galatians 2:15 · Romans 9:4 · Acts 22:21–22 · Revelation 22:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.