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24 Jesus left that place and went to the territory of Tyre. He didn't want anyone to know that he was staying in a house there. However, it couldn't be kept a secret.
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24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.
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25 A woman whose little daughter had an evil spirit heard about Jesus. She went to him and bowed down.
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25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet.
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26 The woman happened to be Greek, born in Phoenicia in Syria. She asked him to force the demon out of her daughter.
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26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
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27 Jesus said to her, "First, let the children eat all they want. It's not right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."
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27 "First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
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28 She answered him, "Lord, even the dogs under the table eat some of the children's scraps."
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28 "Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
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29 Jesus said to her, "Because you have said this, go! The demon has left your daughter."
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29 Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."
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30 The woman went home and found the little child lying on her bed, and the demon was gone.
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30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
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