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Matthew 15:24

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But Jesus answered, 'I was only sent to help the lost people of Israel.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus came with a specific mission to his own people first.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The Gospel of Matthew was written by an anonymous author, traditionally Matthew, for a community of Jewish Christians, likely in Syria, around 80 CE. It was written to affirm Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, provide instruction for a Jewish-Christian community, and address the tension between Jewish heritage and the inclusion of Gentiles.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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