Mark Chapter 7 verse 28 Holy Bible
But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
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But she said to him in answer, Yes, Lord: even the dogs under the table take the bits dropped by the children.
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But she answered and says to him, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
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And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
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But she answered him, "Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
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And she answered and saith to him, `Yes, sir; for the little dogs also under the table do eat of the children's crumbs.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 28. - In this verse there is a slight change of reading, causing a change of rendering; namely, thus: Yea, Lord: even - καὶ instead of καὶ γὰρ the dogs τὰ κυνάρια the little dogs - under the table eat of the children's crumbs. Observe the antithesis: "the children" (the little daughter) sitting at the table; the "little dogs" under the table. It is as though she said, "Give me, most gracious Lord, only a crumb (a small mercy compared with thy greater mercies), the healing of my little daughter, which may fall as it were obiter from thee upon us Canaanites and Gentiles, and be gratefully picked up as one of thy lesser benefits." Cornelius a Lapide enlarges beautifully upon this: "Feed me, then, as a little dog. To me, a poor Gentile, let a crumb of thy grace and mercy be vouchsafed; but let the full board, the plentiful bread of grace and righteousness, be reserved for the Jewish children. I cannot leave the table of my Lord, whose little dog I am. No; if you spurn me away with your foot, or with a blow, I will go away; but I will come back again, like a little dog, through another door. I will not be driven away by blows. I will not let thee go until thou hast given me what I ask of thee.' For this Canaanite constrains Christ, arguing her case from his own words, prudently, modestly, forcibly, and with a humble faith which perceives that he is not unwilling to be overcome by petition and by reason. Indeed, she entangles him in the meshes of his own words. So great is the plenteousness of his table, that it shall abundantly suffice for her if she may but partake of the crumbs which fall from the table of his children."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) Eat of the children's crumbs.--The form varies slightly from St. Matthew's "the crumbs that fall from their masters' table," and has, perhaps, a certain vividness of antithesis.
