Matthew 15:24 meaning and explanation

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Matthew 15:24, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to a Canaanite woman who has begged him to heal her demon-possessed daughter. He has just withdrawn to the district of Tyre and Sidon, Gentile territory, and at first he answers her not a word.

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