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All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”
Jesus Honors a Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith
24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[a] He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.
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In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet.
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The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.