Mark 7:27 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 7:27

“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.”

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But Jesus said unto her,.... Not directly and immediately, upon her first request; for he answered not a word to that; but after his, disciples had desired she might be sent away, her cries being so troublesome to them; and after she had renewed her request to him; see Mat 15:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But his saying, Let the children first be filled, intimates that there was mercy in reserve for the Gentiles, and not far off; for the Jews began already to be surfeited with the gospel of Christ, and some of them had desired him to depart out of their coasts.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἔλεγεν	elegen	He was saying	G3004 →
αὐτῇ·	autēa	to her;	G846 →
ἄφες	aphes	do permit	G863 →
πρῶτον	prōton	first	G4413 →
χορτασθῆναι	chortasthēnai	to be satisfied	G5526 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
τέκνα·	tekna	children;	G5043 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
γάρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐστιν	estin	it is	G1510 →
καλὸν	kalon	good	G2570 →
λαβεῖν	labein	to take	G2983 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ἄρτον	arton	bread	G740 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
τέκνων	teknōn	children	G5043 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
κυναρίοις	kunariois	dogs	G2952 →
βαλεῖν.	balein	to cast [it].	G906 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 7:6
Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
leads to
- Proverbs 9:7–8
  He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
- Proverbs 23:9
  Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Matthew 10:14–15
  And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
- Proverbs 26:11
  As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
- Matthew 15:26
  But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
Through
Ephesians 2:12
remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
leads to
- Galatians 4:8
  Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
- Colossians 1:21
  Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
- 1 Peter 1:3
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark