Mark 7:27

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

WEB

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.”

YLT

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.’

F.O.G Original

He said to her, “Let the children fill first of all, for it’s not proper to receive the children’s bread and throw the puppies.”

F.O.G

He said to her, “Let the children fill first of all, for it’s not proper to receive the children’s bread and throw the puppies.”

F.O.G MSG

²⁷Jesus told her, “First let the children eat all they want. It’s not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the puppies.”ᵍ

Footnotes:

²⁷ᵍ Children’s bread and dogs: Jesus uses a parable comparing the Jewish people (children) to Gentiles (dogs in most translations). The word “dogs” here refers to little household pets, not wild dogs—so closer to what we call puppies or house pets. Still a challenging but well known comparison of the time. But not as harsh as it might sound to modern ears as evidenced by the woman’s faithful reply.