Mark 7:27

“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

But 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.

World English Bible

But 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.”

American Standard Version

And 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But Iesus saide vnto her, Let the children first be fedde: for it is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto whelpes.

Darby Translation

But [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.

Young's Literal Translation

And 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.'

Bible in Basic English

And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

In context

26Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

28“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

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