Guojing
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Not in the Greek.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5043: τέκνον
τέκνον, τέκνου, τό (τίκτω, τεκεῖν), from Homer down, the Sept. chiefly for בֵּן, sometimes for יֶלֶד, offspring; plural children;
a. properly, α. universally and without regard to sex, child: Mark 13:12; Luke 1:7; Acts 7:5; Revelation 12:4; plural, Matthew 7:11; Matthew 10:21; Matthew 15:26; Mark 7:27
Universally.
No mention or implication of "Jewish".
Matthew 15:24, which I have already quoted to you before, already spell out the context of what Jesus was saying there.
He was only sent to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. So children, in context, cannot be gentile children, if so, he would be contradicting himself.
But I understand why you would find all ways to dance around this clear exposition in the KJV. If you disagree and prefer alternative interpretations, no one can stop you.
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