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A Canaanite woman from that territory came [to him] and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon."
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But he did not answer her at all. Then his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away. She keeps shouting behind us."
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Jesus responded, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel."
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She came to him, bowed down, and said, "Lord, help me!"
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Jesus replied, "It's not right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."
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She said, "You're right, Lord. But even the dogs eat scraps that fall from their masters' tables."
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Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, you have strong faith! What you wanted will be done for you." At that moment her daughter was cured.
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Jesus moved on from there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain and sat there.
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A large crowd came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, disabled, those unable to talk, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he cured them.
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The crowd was amazed to see mute people talking, the disabled cured, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. So they praised the God of Israel.
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Jesus called his disciples and said, "I feel sorry for the people. They have been with me three days now and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, or they may become exhausted on their way home."