Matthew 15:24

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He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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  • Matt 10:5-6 : 5 These twelve Jesus sent out, commanding them: "Do not go on the road of the Gentiles, and do not enter any Samaritan town. 6 Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
  • Rom 15:8 : 8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the Jews on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs.
  • Acts 3:25-26 : 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham: 'Through your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.' 26 When God raised up His servant, Jesus, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, 'It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.'
  • Luke 15:4-6 : 4 What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully places it on his shoulders. 6 And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray; each of us has turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
  • Jer 50:6-7 : 6 My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to wander on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill and forgotten their resting place. 7 All who found them devoured them. Their enemies said, 'We are not guilty, for they sinned against the LORD, their true pasture and the hope of their ancestors—the LORD.'
  • Ezek 34:5-6 : 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild animals; they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
  • Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will shepherd them with justice.
  • Ezek 34:23 : 23 I will place over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.
  • Matt 9:36 : 36 When he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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  • Matt 10:5-6
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    5These twelve Jesus sent out, commanding them: "Do not go on the road of the Gentiles, and do not enter any Samaritan town.

    6Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • Matt 15:22-23
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    22A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon possession.”

    23But Jesus did not answer her a word. So his disciples came to him, urging him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

  • Matt 15:25-27
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    25But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

    26He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

    27She said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

  • Ezek 3:5-6
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    5For you are not being sent to a people with an obscure language or a difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel.

    6You are not sent to many peoples with unintelligible speech or difficult tongues whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

  • Matt 18:11-14
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    11For the Son of Man came to save what was lost.

    12What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go to look for the one that wandered away?

    13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.

    14In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that any of these little ones should perish.

  • Luke 15:3-6
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    3So He told them this parable, saying:

    4What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?

    5And when he finds it, he joyfully places it on his shoulders.

    6And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'

  • Mark 7:27
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    27But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, because it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs."

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    43But He said to them, 'I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.'

  • Luke 5:32
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    32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  • Luke 19:10
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    10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.

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    26but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.

  • Matt 9:12-13
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    12But when Jesus heard this, he said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.'

    13'Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'

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    23Someone asked him, 'Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?' He said to them,

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    15He then said to them, "But who do you say I am?"

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    38Jesus replied, 'Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also, for that is why I have come.'

  • Luke 14:24-25
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    24I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.

    25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

  • Luke 4:24
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    24Truly I tell you,' He continued, 'no prophet is accepted in his hometown.'

  • Mark 7:24
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    24And from there, He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know, but He could not remain hidden.

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    16I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

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    36When he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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    26Jesus sent him home, saying, 'Don’t even go into the village.'

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    10When Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those following Him, 'Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.'

  • Matt 25:12
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    12But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

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    17When Jesus heard this, he said to them, 'Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.'

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    29Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

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    16Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

  • Luke 9:56
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    56Then they went on to another village.

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    26Jesus said to her, "I, the one speaking to you, am he."

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    17This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

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    9When Jesus heard this, He marveled at him. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, 'I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.'

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    13He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.

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    3Go on your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.

  • Matt 15:16
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    16Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”

  • Acts 9:15
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    15But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel.

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    19But Jesus did not let him. Instead, He said, 'Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has shown you mercy.'