Mark 7:28 Meaning and Explanation
“And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →She agrees — and presses in: yes, Lord, yet even the dogs under the table eat of the crumbs of the children.
What Does Mark 7:28 Mean?
She does not dispute the picture; she steps inside it. Accepting the very place the saying assigned her — under the table — she finds bread there. If the children are fed first, the household dogs are not therefore unfed; and a crumb of his power, she reasons, will be enough for her daughter.
This is faith of rare wit and rarer humility: it takes the low ground without taking offense, because it has measured the size of the Giver. A crumb from Christ outweighs a feast from anywhere else. Her answer has taught praying people ever since — stay at the table, and hold him to his goodness.
Mark 7:28 in the Original Language
psichion (ψιχίον), 'crumbs' -- a tiny morsel; the word itself is a diminutive.
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What does Mark 7:28 mean?
She agrees — and presses in: yes, Lord, yet even the dogs under the table eat of the crumbs of the children.