27"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."


In Context

24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.

25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet.

26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27 "First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."

28 "Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."

29 Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."

Mark 7:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:27But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] unto the dogs.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:27Who said to her: Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children, and cast it to the dogs.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:27And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:27But Jesus said to her, Suffer the children to be first filled; for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:27And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:27But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be satisfied: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the dogs.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:27But Jesus said to her, |Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:27And Jesus said to her, 'Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the little dogs.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:27But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the dogs.