their identity and in the time of Jesus were very well known. Without an understanding of the Old Testament history and prophecy, the New Testament can not be clearly understood. Commentary from the Church Fathers Jerome: "He says that He is not sent to the Gentiles, but that He is sent first to Israel, so that when they would not receive the Gospel, the passing over to the Gentiles might have just cause." Saint Remigius: "In this way also He was sent specially to the Jews, because He taught them by His bodily presence." Jerome: "And He adds of the house of Israel, with this design, that we might rightly interpret by this place that other parable concerning the stray sheep." References External links Other translations of Matthew 15:24 at BibleHub 15:24