Passage

Matthew 15.26

Book: Matthew · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"24. But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25. But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me."

"26. And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs."

"27. But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour." (Matthew 15:24-28, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"24. But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25. But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”"

"26. But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”"

"27. But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” 28. Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour." (Matthew 15:24-28, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"24. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me."

"26. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs."

"27. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour." (Matthew 15:24-28, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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.'"

"27. And she said, 'Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;' 28. then answering, Jesus said to her, 'O woman, great [is] thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour." (Matthew 15:24-28, YLT)

Setting

• Speaker: Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
• Audience: Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis)
• Location: first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition)
• Time period: events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80

Theological reading

Key words

No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
• WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
• KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
• 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.

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