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21 And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
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From there Jesus took a trip to Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."
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They had hardly arrived when a Canaanite woman came down from the hills and pleaded, "Mercy, Master, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly afflicted by an evil spirit."
23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."
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Jesus ignored her. The disciples came and complained, "Now she's bothering us. Would you please take care of her? She's driving us crazy."
24 He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
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Jesus refused, telling them, "I've got my hands full dealing with the lost sheep of Israel."
25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me."
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Then the woman came back to Jesus, went to her knees, and begged. "Master, help me."
26 And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
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He said, "It's not right to take bread out of children's mouths and throw it to dogs."
27 She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
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She was quick: "You're right, Master, but beggar dogs do get scraps from the master's table."
28 Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.
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Jesus gave in. "Oh, woman, your faith is something else. What you want is what you get!" Right then her daughter became well.
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