Matthew 15:26
Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "It isn't right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."

New Revised Standard Version
He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”

Contemporary English Version
Jesus replied, "It isn't right to take food away from children and feed it to dogs."

New American Bible
He said in reply, “It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.

It is not.

Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.

Mark 7:27,28 Who said to her: suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs. . . .

Acts 22:21,22 And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off will I send thee. . . .

Romans 9:4 Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises:

Galatians 2:15 We by nature are Jews: and not of the Gentiles, sinners.

Ephesians 2:12 That you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the conversation of Israel and strangers to the testament, having no hope of the promise and without God in this world.

Philippians 3:2 Beware of dogs: beware of evil workers: beware of the concision.

Revelation 22:15 Without are dogs and sorcerers and unchaste and murderers and servers of idols and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

dogs.

Context
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman
25But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me. 26Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs. 27But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.…
Cross References
Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.

Matthew 15:25
But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.

Matthew 15:27
But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

Mark 7:27
Who said to her: suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

Matthew 15:25
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