And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
Parallel translations
- WEB But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
- BSB “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
- NKJV And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.”
- NASB But she answered and *said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children’s crumbs.”
- NLT She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are allowed to eat the scraps from the children’s plates.”
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Quick answer
The woman humbly agreed yet noted that even the dogs eat the children's crumbs. Her faith-filled, humble reply moved Jesus to grant her request.
Overview
Accepting her lowly place, the woman cleverly turned Jesus' image to her advantage, asking only for the overflow of His mercy. Her response combined deep humility with bold faith in Christ's abundant grace. She grasped that even the crumbs of Messiah's blessing were enough, modeling the faith that lays hold of Christ.
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Cross-references · 12
- Rom 10:12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
- Rom 3:29Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
- Acts 11:17–18Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
- Isa 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
- Luke 15:30–32But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
- Luke 7:6–8Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
- Isa 49:6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
- Eph 2:12–14That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
- Ps 145:16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
- Eph 3:8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
- Matt 5:45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Rom 15:8–9Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
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