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Mark 7:27

And he said to her: "First allow the sons to have their fill. For it is not good to take away the bread of the sons and throw it to the dogs.
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King James Version

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

English Standard Version

And he said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

New International Version

"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."