Matthew 15:24
The Scripture
(24) But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Matthew 15 opens with Jesus rebuking the Pharisees for elevating tradition above God's command, teaching that what defiles comes from the heart, not unwashed hands. He commends a Canaanite woman's persistent faith and heals her afflicted daughter. The chapter closes with Jesus healing the lame, blind, and maimed, then feeding four thousand from seven loaves with baskets left over.
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Matthew 9:36Matthew 10:5Matthew 10:6Isaiah 53:6Jeremiah 50:6Jeremiah 50:7Ezekiel 34:5Ezekiel 34:6Ezekiel 34:16Ezekiel 34:23Luke 15:4Luke 15:5
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