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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.
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“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 the dogs.”
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“Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
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Then he told her,
“For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”
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She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man
31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
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There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.
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After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.
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He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means
“Be opened!”).
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At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.