Luke 16:21
and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.
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- Matt 15:27 : 27 And she said, `Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'
- Mark 7:28 : 28 And she answered and saith to him, `Yes, sir; for the little dogs also under the table do eat of the children's crumbs.'
- John 6:12 : 12 And when they were filled, he saith to his disciples, `Gather together the broken pieces that are over, that nothing may be lost;'
- 1 Cor 4:11 : 11 unto the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander about,
- 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 in laboriousness and painfulness, in watchings many times, in hunger and thirst, in fastings many times, in cold and nakedness;
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22`And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham -- and the rich man also died, and was buried;
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24and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.
25`And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;
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27And 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.'
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