Matthew 15:24

Geneva Bible (1560)

But he answered, and said, I am not sent, but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.

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  • Matt 10:5-6 : 5 These twelue did Iesus send forth, & commaunded them, saying, Goe not into the way of of the Gentiles, and into the cities of the Samaritans enter yee not: 6 But goe rather to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.
  • Rom 15:8 : 8 Nowe I say, that Iesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision, for the trueth of God, to confirme the promises made vnto the fathers.
  • Acts 3:25-26 : 25 Ye are the children of the Prophets, and of the couenant, which God hath made vnto our fathers, saying to Abraham, Euen in thy seede shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 First vnto you hath God raysed vp his Sonne Iesus, and him hee hath sent to blesse you, in turning euery one of you from your iniquities.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spake boldly, and sayde, It was necessarie that the woorde of God shoulde first haue beene spoken vnto you: but seeing yee put it from you, and iudge your selues vnworthie of euerlasting life, loe, we turne to the Gentiles.
  • Luke 15:4-6 : 4 What man of you hauing an hundreth sheepe, if hee lose one of them, doeth not leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernesse, and goe after that which is lost, vntill he finde it? 5 And when he hath found it, he laieth it on his shoulders with ioye. 6 And when he commeth home, he calleth together his friendes and neighbours, saying vnto them, Reioyce with mee: for I haue founde my sheepe which was lost.
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 All we like sheepe haue gone astraye: wee haue turned euery one to his owne way, and the Lord hath layed vpon him the iniquitie of vs all.
  • Jer 50:6-7 : 6 My people hath beene as lost sheepe: their shepheards haue caused them to goe astray, and haue turned them away to the mountaines: they haue gone from mountaine to hil, and forgotten their resting place. 7 Al that found them, haue deuoured them, & their enemies saide, We offende not, because they haue sinned against the Lord, the habitation of iustice, euen the Lord the hope of their fathers.
  • Ezek 34:5-6 : 5 And they were scattered without a shepherde: and when they were dispersed, they were deuoured of all the beastes of the fielde. 6 My sheepe wandred through all the mountaines, and vpon euery hie hill: yea, my flocke was scattered through al the earth, and none did seeke or search after them.
  • Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seeke that which was lost, and bring againe that which was driue away, and will binde vp that which was broken, and will strengthen the weake but I wil destroy the fat & the strong, and I will feede them with iudgement.
  • Ezek 34:23 : 23 And I wil set vp a shepherd ouer them, and he shall feede them, euen my seruant Dauid, he shal feede them, and he shalbe their shepherd.
  • Matt 9:36 : 36 But when he saw the multitude, he had compassion vpon them, because they were dispersed, and scattered abroade, as sheepe hauing no shepheard.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 10:5-6
    2 verses
    84%

    5These twelue did Iesus send forth, & commaunded them, saying, Goe not into the way of of the Gentiles, and into the cities of the Samaritans enter yee not:

    6But goe rather to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.

  • Matt 15:22-23
    2 verses
    80%

    22And beholde, a woman a Cananite came out of the same coasts, and cried, saying vnto him, Haue mercie on me, O Lord, the sonne of Dauid: my daughter is miserably vexed with a deuil.

    23But hee answered her not a worde. Then came to him his disciples, and besought him, saying, Sende her away, for she crieth after vs.

  • Matt 15:25-27
    3 verses
    77%

    25Yet she came, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, helpe me.

    26And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.

    27But she said, Trueth, Lord: yet in deede the whelpes eate of the crommes, which fall from their masters table.

  • Ezek 3:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5For thou art not sent to a people of an vnknowen tongue, or of an hard language, but to the house of Israel,

    6Not to many people of an vnknowen tongue, or of an harde language, whose wordes thou canst not vnderstand: yet if I should sende thee to them, they would obey thee.

  • Matt 18:11-14
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    11For the Sonne of man is come to saue that which was lost.

    12How thinke ye? If a man haue an hundreth sheepe, and one of them be gone astray, doeth he not leaue ninetie & nine, & go into the mountaines, and seeke that which is gone astray?

    13And if so be that he finde it, verely I say vnto you, he reioyceth more of that sheepe, then of the ninetie and nine which went not astray:

    14So is it not ye wil of your Father which is in heauen, that one of these litle ones should perish.

  • Luke 15:3-6
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    71%

    3Then spake hee this parable to them, saying,

    4What man of you hauing an hundreth sheepe, if hee lose one of them, doeth not leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernesse, and goe after that which is lost, vntill he finde it?

    5And when he hath found it, he laieth it on his shoulders with ioye.

    6And when he commeth home, he calleth together his friendes and neighbours, saying vnto them, Reioyce with mee: for I haue founde my sheepe which was lost.

  • Mark 7:27
    71%

    27But Iesus saide vnto her, Let the children first be fedde: for it is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto whelpes.

  • Luke 4:43
    71%

    43But he sayd vnto them, Surely I must also preach the kingdome of God to other cities: for therefore am I sent.

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

  • Luke 19:10
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    10For the Sonne of man is come to seeke, and to saue that which was lost.

  • John 10:26
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    26But ye beleeue not: for ye are not of my sheepe, as I sayd vnto you.

  • Matt 9:12-13
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    12Nowe when Iesus heard it, hee sayde vnto them, The whole neede not a Physition, but they that are sicke.

    13But goe yee and learne what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.

  • Luke 13:23
    68%

    23Then saide one vnto him, Lorde, are there fewe that shalbe saued? And he said vnto them,

  • Matt 16:15
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    15He said vnto them, But whome say ye that I am?

  • Mark 1:38
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    38Then he said vnto them, Let vs go into the next townes, that I may preach there also: for I came out for that purpose.

  • Luke 14:24-25
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    24For I say vnto you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper.

    25Nowe there went great multitudes with him, and he turned and sayd vnto them,

  • Luke 4:24
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    24And he saide, Verely I say vnto you, No Prophet is accepted in his owne countrey.

  • Mark 7:24
    67%

    24And from thence he rose, and went into the borders of Tyrus and Sidon, and entred into an house, and woulde that no man should haue knowen: but he could not be hid.

  • John 10:16
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    16Other sheepe I haue also, which are not of this folde: them also must I bring, and they shall heare my voyce: and there shalbe one sheepefolde, and one shepheard.

  • Matt 9:36
    67%

    36But when he saw the multitude, he had compassion vpon them, because they were dispersed, and scattered abroade, as sheepe hauing no shepheard.

  • Mark 8:26
    67%

    26And hee sent him home to his house, saying, Neither goe into the towne, nor tell it to any in the towne.

  • Matt 8:10
    67%

    10When Iesus heard that, he marueiled, and said to them that folowed him, Verely, I say vnto you, I haue not found so great faith, euen in Israel.

  • Matt 25:12
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    12But he answered, and said, Verely I say vnto you, I knowe you not.

  • Mark 2:17
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    17Now when Iesus heard it, hee sayde vnto them, The whole haue no neede of the Physicion, but the sicke. I came not to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.

  • Luke 7:6
    67%

    6Then Iesus went with them: but when he was now not farre from the house, the Centurion sent friendes to him, saying vnto him, Lorde, trouble not thy selfe: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter vnder my roofe:

  • Matt 15:29
    67%

    29So Iesus went away from thence, and came neere vnto the sea of Galile, and went vp into a mountaine and sate downe there.

  • John 13:16
    67%

    16Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.

  • Luke 9:56
    66%

    56For the Sonne of man is not come to destroy mens liues, but to saue them. Then they went to another towne.

  • John 4:26
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    26Iesus said vnto her, I am he, that speake vnto thee.

  • Matt 12:17
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    17That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying,

  • Luke 7:9
    66%

    9When Iesus heard these things, he marueiled at him, and turned him, and said to the people, that followed him, I say vnto you, I haue not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

  • Matt 12:48
    66%

    48But he answered, and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? & who are my brethren?

  • Matt 15:13
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    13But hee answered and saide, Euery plant which mine heauenly Father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp.

  • Luke 10:3
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    3Goe your wayes: beholde, I send you foorth as lambes among wolues.

  • Matt 15:16
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    16Then said Iesus, Are ye yet without vnderstanding?

  • Acts 9:15
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    15Then the Lord said vnto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessell vnto me, to beare my Name before the Gentiles, and Kings, and the children of Israel.

  • Mark 5:19
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    19Howbeit, Iesus would not suffer him, but said vnto him, Goe thy way home to thy friendes, and shewe them what great thinges the Lorde hath done vnto thee, and howe hee hath had compassion on thee.