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But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children`s bread and throw it to the dogs."
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A Test, Not an Insult
Commentators agree that Jesus's harsh-sounding words were not a reflection of His own heart but a test of the woman's faith. He used the common, prejudiced language of the day, calling Gentiles "dogs," to see if she would persevere. As Matthew Henry notes, this shows "there may be love in Christ's heart while there are frowns in His face," encouraging believers to trust God even through confusing or difficult trials.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But he answered and said, It is not meet, that is, it is not fitting or proper.
Children's bread. The Jews considered them…
19th Century
Anglican
To cast it to dogs—The word used was a diminutive, and as such, it pointed not to the wild, unclean beasts that haunt the streets …
Baptist
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
But he answered and said, It is not meet-
"It is not prope…
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The woman knelt before Jesus and cried, as only the mother of an afflicted child could, “Lord, help me!” Jesus made certain that she grasped the hi…
16th Century
Protestant
It is not fitting. Christ’s reply is harsher than ever, and one would think that he intended by it to cut off all hope. For not only does …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he answered, and said To the woman, as the Persic version reads it, and the sense requires:
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The dark corners of the country, the most remote, will share Christ's influences; afterwards, the ends of the earth will see His salvation. The dis…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the sufficiency of His teaching was shown, because it did not require the observance of the Law. Here He shows that it is not restricted to …
