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24 [a]He said in reply, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 (A)But the woman came and did him homage, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 He said in reply, “It is not right to take the food of the children[b] and throw it to the dogs.”

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Footnotes

  1. 15:24 See note on Mt 10:5–6.
  2. 15:26 The children: the people of Israel. Dogs: see note on Mt 7:6.