Matthew 15:24

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the (g) house of Israel.

(g) Of the people of Israel, who were divided into tribes, but all those tribes came from one family.

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I am not sent — Not primarily; not yet.

²⁴ But he answered and said,I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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Matthew 15:24