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To Nolland this verse is not an attack on any particular group, but rather a continuation of the theme of God and Mammon begun at Matthew 6:24 and that verse is an attack on wasteful spending. We should put all of our resources to God, as everything is like dogs and pigs compared to him. [ 4 ]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. The New International Version translates the passage as: The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs." For a collection of other versions see BibleHub ...
Jesus refers to dogs in positive light in the New Testament and a symbol of great faith and humbleness in Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30. "But He answered and said, 'It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.'
Cornelius a Lapide gives a number of reasons why Christ granted the request of the devils. First, to show that He had power over evil spirits, and that without his permission they could not even harm pigs, much less people. [note 1] Second, to show the number, strength, and ill-nature of the devils, and to show how much greater his own power ...
Pigs should not be eaten because they do not chew their cud. The ban on the consumption of pork is repeated in Deuteronomy 14:8. During the Roman period, Jewish abstinence from pork consumption became one of the most identifiable features of Jewish religion to outsiders of the faith. One example appears in Tacitus' Histories 5.4.1-2.
Two verses earlier at Matthew 6:26 Jesus told his followers not to worry about food, because even the birds are provided for by God. In this verse Jesus presents the example of the lilies, who also do no labour. Spin in this verse is a reference to spinning thread, a labour-intensive but necessary part of making clothing. Spinning was ...
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. Matthew 21:15–16
It is not then meet that these should be taken from the children and given to the Gentiles, who are dogs, till the Jews refuse them." [ 3 ] Jerome : "The Gentiles are called dogs because of their idolatry; who, given to the eating of blood, and dead bodies, turn to madness."