The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
21 1And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
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And behold,
2a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying,
3“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon. ”
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But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying,
4“Send her away, for she is crying out after us. ”
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He answered,
5“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ”
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But she came and
6knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me. ”
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And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and
7throw it to the dogs. ”
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She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat
8the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table. ”
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Then Jesus answered her, “O woman,
9great is your faith!
10Be it done for you as you desire. ”
11And her daughter was
12healed instantly.