# Matthew 15.24

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 22. And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed 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.
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> **24. But he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.</span> 26. And he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.</span> (Matthew 15:22-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 22. Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!” 23. But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
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> **24. But he answered, <span class="rl-speech">“I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”</span>**
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> 25. But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26. But he answered, <span class="rl-speech">“It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”</span> (Matthew 15:22-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 22. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
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> **24. But he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.</span> 26. But he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.</span> (Matthew 15:22-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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;'
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> **24. and he answering said, <span class="rl-speech">'I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'</span>**
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> 25. And having come, she was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, help me;' 26. and he answering said, <span class="rl-speech">'It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'</span> (Matthew 15:22-26, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater](/codex/gentiles-cannot-be-saved-objection-defeater/)
- [Jesus Came Only for Israel Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-came-only-for-israel-objection-defeater/)
- [Khazar Hypothesis Ashkenazi Replacement Objection Defeater](/codex/khazar-hypothesis-ashkenazi-replacement-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Black Hebrew Israelite Doctrine](/codex/black-hebrew-israelite-doctrine/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 15](/codex/matthew-15/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/), via [Matthew 15.21-28](/codex/matthew-15-21-28/)
- [The Hebrew Israelite Defense](/codex/the-hebrew-israelite-defense/)

**People:**

- [Avery Austin (God Logic)](/codex/avery-austin-god-logic/)
- [Hebrew Israelites](/codex/hebrew-israelites/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.