Mark 7:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

But Jesus said to her, Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ, Ἄφες πρῶτον χορτασθῆναι τὰ τέκνα: οὐ γὰρ καλόν ἐστιν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων, καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις.

Transliteration

But Iēsous eipen to her, Aphes first to be chortasthēnai the tekna: for not kalon it is to labein the arton of the teknōn, and to balein to the kynariois.

Grammar Details

• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *eipen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - said
• *Aphes*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - allow/permit
• *chortasthēnai*: aorist passive infinitive - to be satisfied/filled
• *tekna*: accusative, neuter, plural - children
• *kalon*: nominative, neuter, singular - good/right
• *labein*: aorist active infinitive - to take
• *arton*: accusative, masculine, singular - bread/loaf
• *teknōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - children
• *balein*: aorist active infinitive - to throw/cast
• *kynariois*: dative, neuter, plural - little dogs/puppies

Word Meanings

• *Aphes*: allow/permit/let
• *chortasthēnai*: to be filled/satisfied/fed
• *tekna*: children/offspring
• *kalon*: good/proper/right
• *labein*: to take/receive
• *balein*: to throw/cast/toss
• *kynariois*: little dogs/puppies/house dogs

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iesus sayde vnto her: let the chyldren fyrst be feed. For it is not mete to take the chyldres breed and to caste it vnto whelppes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Iesus sayde vnto her: Let the children be fed first: It is not mete to take the childres bred, and to cast it vnto dogges.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But 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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Iesus saide vnto her, let the children first be fedde: For it is not meete to take the chyldrens bread, and to caste it vnto litle dogges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Jesus said unto her, ‹Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast› [it] ‹unto the dogs.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jesus said to her, `Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast `it' to the little dogs.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to her,“Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and to throw it to the dogs.”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
• Matt 10:5 : 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans:
• Matt 15:23-28 : 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and asked him, saying, Send her away; for she cries after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then she came and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not right to take the children's bread, and throw it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith: be it to you even as you will. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
• Acts 22:21 : 21 And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
• Eph 2:12 : 12 That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
• Rom 15:8 : 8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers: