Matthew 15:27

Truth. Yea.

yet. for even: assenting to the Lord's words, while using them as an additional ground of her plea.

crumbs. scraps.

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²⁷ And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

Related Commentaries of Matthew 15:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Matthew 15:27