“But he answered and said,I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Matthew 15:24 (KJV)
Context Reading
22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24But he answered and said,I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26But he answered and said,It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.