Matthew 15:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων, καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.

Transliteration

He de apokritheis eipen, Not estin kalon to labein the arton of the teknōn, and to balein to the kunariois.

Grammar Details

• *Ho de*: but he
• *apokritheis*: aorist participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered
• *eipen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he said
• *Ouk*: negative particle - not
• *estin*: present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - it is
• *kalon*: adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - good/right
• *labein*: aorist infinitive, active - to take
• *ton arton*: accusative, masculine, singular - the bread
• *tōn teknōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of the children
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *balein*: aorist infinitive, active - to throw
• *tois kunariois*: dative, neuter, plural - to the little dogs

Word Meanings

• *apokritheis*: having answered/responded
• *eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *estin*: is/exists
• *kalon*: good/right/proper
• *labein*: to take/receive/accept
• *arton*: bread/loaf/food
• *teknōn*: children/offspring
• *balein*: to throw/cast/toss
• *kunariois*: little dogs/puppies/house dogs

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But he answered and said, It is not right to take the children's bread, and throw it to dogs.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He answered and sayde: it is not good to take the chyldrens breed and to cast it to whelpes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He answered & sayde: It is not good, to take the childrens bred, & to cast it vnto dogges.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He aunswered, and sayde: it is not meete to take the chyldrens bread, and to cast it to litle dogges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But he answered and said, ‹It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast› [it] ‹to dogs.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he answering said, `It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” he said.

Referenced Verses

• Phil 3:2 : 2 Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh.
• Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
• Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.
• Mark 7:27-28 : 27 But 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." 28 She replied to Him, "Yes, Lord, but even the little dogs under the table eat the crumbs that fall from the children."
• Acts 22:21-22 : 21 Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.' 22 They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'
• Rom 9:4 : 4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
• Gal 2:15 : 15 We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,
• Eph 2:12 : 12 were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.