Matthew 15:26
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Cross-reference
In Matthew 8:8, another Gentile shows similar humility before Jesus, paralleling the woman's acceptance of His 'dogs' label.
Matthew 7:6 similarly uses 'dogs' as unworthy recipients — teaching discernment in giving holy things.
Mark 7:27 records the same saying in the parallel account of the Canaanite woman, reinforcing the context.
Mark 7:28 is the woman's reply, accepting her place as a dog yet appealing for crumbs — the immediate response to Jesus' words.
Ephesians 2:12 describes Gentiles as 'excluded from citizenship in Israel' — the outsider status Jesus labels as dogs.
Isaiah 56:3 promises inclusion for foreigners, contrasting with Jesus' initial exclusion of this Gentile woman.
Acts 22:21 shows Paul sent far to Gentiles, contrasting Jesus' initial refusal of Gentiles as dogs — later the gospel goes to them.
Romans 9:4 lists Israel's privileges as sons — the same 'children' status Jesus refers to when denying the Canaanite woman.
Galatians 2:15 distinguishes 'Jews by birth' from 'sinful Gentiles' — the same ethnic divide behind Jesus' metaphor of children and dogs.
Philippians 3:2 calls Judaizers 'dogs', reversing Jesus' use — here dogs are false teachers, not Gentiles.
In 2 Samuel 9:8, Mephibosheth calls himself a dead dog, mirroring the lowly status Jesus assigns to Gentiles here.