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


In Context

21 And Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,

22 and lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, 'Deal kindly with me, Sir — Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.'

23 And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying — 'Let her away, because she crieth after us;'

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

25 And having come, she was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, help me;'

26 and he answering said, 'It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little 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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:24But he answered and said, I am not sent but to 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 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.