Mark 7:28

“And she answered and said unto him, yes, Lord, etc..] Agreeing to, and acquiescing in, what he said; which she seemed to have understood, though delivered in a proverbial way; and very appropriately replies, yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs; which they leave, or let fall: signifying that she did not envy the blessings of the Jews, or desire any thing might be done injurious to them; only that this favour might be granted her, which she owned she was unworthy of, that her daughter might be healed. She tacitly owns, that the character of dogs belonged to the Gentiles, and to her and hers among the rest; that they were vile and base in themselves, inferior to the Jews,…”

“See this miracle explained in the notes at Matthew 15:21-28. Mark 7:24 Would have no man know it - To avoid the designs of the Pharisees he wished to be retired. Mark 7:26 A Greek - The Jews called all persons “Greeks” who were not of their nation. Compare Romans 1:14. The whole world was considered as divided into Jews and Greeks. Though she might not have been strictly a “Greek,” yet she came under this general appellation as a foreigner. return to 'Top of Page'”

“yet: Psa 145:16; Isa 45:22, Isa 49:6; Mat 5:45; Luk 7:6-8, Luk 15:30-32; Act 11:17, Act 11:18; Rom 3:29, Rom 10:12, Rom 15:8, Rom 15:9; Eph 2:12-14, Eph 3:8 Mark 7:29”