Matthew 15:24

Translations

Modern

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Traditional

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

Literal

And answering, He said, “I was not sent, except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Latin

Ipse autem respondens ait: Non sum missus nisi ad oves, quæ perierunt domus Israël.

Original

Greek

English

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Notes

Matthew 15:21–28

This encounter brings up another debated issue. It is about whether Gentiles (non-Jews) can share in the kingdom of the Messiah (see Matthew 8:11).

Theme notes and profiles

Ethnic Hatred Jews and Gentiles (Non-Jews) The Spirit of the Law

Events

Healing Canaanite Daughterc. AD 29

Related verses

Matthew 10:5–6
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
Romans 15:8
For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
Jeremiah 50:6–7
My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
Ezekiel 34:5–6
They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.
Acts 3:25–26
And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
Isaiah 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
Ezekiel 34:23
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
Luke 15:4–6
“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
Matthew 9:36
When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Parallels

Mark 7:24–30

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Dog Gospel Gospel of Matthew Jesus Christ Magi Miracle Prophecy Sidon (Place), Sidonian Tyre

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Demons: The Daughter of the Syrophoenician Woman Faith: Faith in Christ: The Syrophoenician Woman Faith: Trial of The Syrophoenician Woman Jesus, the Christ: Heals the Daughter of the Syro-Phoenician Woman (Near Tyre and Sidon) Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of The Daughter of the Syro-Phoenician Woman Healed Jesus, the Christ: Mission of Jesus, the Christ: Saviour Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Heals the Daughter of the Non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician Woman Prayer: Importunity In Prayer: Importunity in The Non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician Woman Sidon: Jesus Visits the Region of, and Heals the Daughter of the Non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician Woman Syro-Phoenician: The Nationality of a Non-Jewish Woman Whose Daughter Was Cured by Jesus The Jews: Christ Was Sent To The Miracles of Christ: Devils Cast Out Tyre: City of Heals the Daughter of the Non-Jewish, Syrophenician Woman Near

Matthew 15:24

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