24But he answered and said, I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.


In Context

21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the territories of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same territories, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 Then came she and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me.

26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

Matthew 15:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:24He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:24And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:24But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:24But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:24But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:24But he answered, |I wasn't sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:24and he answering said, 'I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:24But he answered and said, I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.