At {{bibleref|Mark|7|27}} (and the corresponding passage in the [[Gospel of Matthew]]), the Geneva Bible more accurately uses the term "whelps" (puppies) in Jesus's initial denial of a woman's request, rather than the more derogatory term "dogs" used by most English translations: "But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be fed: for it is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto whelps." | At {{bibleref|Mark|7|27}} (and the corresponding passage in the [[Gospel of Matthew]]), the Geneva Bible more accurately uses the term "whelps" (puppies) in Jesus's initial denial of a woman's request, rather than the more derogatory term "dogs" used by most English translations: "But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be fed: for it is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto whelps." |