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Matthew 15:24
“But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
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Matthew 15:24 Context
21Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
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Translation Details for Matthew 15:24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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Bible Commentary for Matthew 15:24
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 15:24
15:24 I am not sent - Not primarily; not yet.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 15:24
Mt 15:24 I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The Lord's "personal" mission was to the Jews. Under the first commission his apostles were directed to go only to the Jews (Mt 10:6). It would be impossible to evangelize the Gentiles without setting aside the Jewish customs, the law of Moses, and arousing the bitterest prejudice of the Jews. Hence it was the divine plan that the Son should "keep the law blameless" during his ministry. It was only when the Jews crucified him that "the handwriting of ordinances was nailed to the cross" (Col 2:14), the "wall of partition" (Eph 2:14) between Jews and Gentiles broken down, and all prepared for the Great Commission which bade his disciples "go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mr 16:15).
But he answered, and said, I am not sent, but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.
- Basic English Bible
He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.
- Darby Bible
And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
- English Revised Version
But he answered, "I wasn't sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
- World English Bible