Mark 7:27

The Faith of the Gentile Woman

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

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Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
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.
Free Bible Version
“First let the children eat until they're full,” Jesus replied. “It's not right to take the children's food and throw 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.
King James (Authorized) 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.
One Unity Resource Bible
But Yeshua [Salvation] 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.”
Plain English Version
Jesus said to her, “You know, a man gives food to his own kids first. He will not take their food and throw it to the dogs. Well, that is a picture of me. I belong to the Jewish nation. I have to look after my own people first, not you people that are not Jewish.”
Translation for Translators
But he wanted to see how strongly she believed in him. So, suggesting that he should help the Jews first and not the non-Jews whom some Jews called dogs [MET], he spoke to her saying, “First let the children eat all they want, because it is not good for someone to take the food the mother has prepared for the children and then throw it to the little dogs.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
He said to her, “Let the children first be fed. For it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
Noah Webster Bible
But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be satisfied: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to 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.”
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.'