Jesus heals a gentile woman's demon-possessed daughter

Matthew 15: 21-28

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• 21. Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
• 22. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession."
• 23. Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us."
• 24. He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."
• 25. The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said.
• 26. He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
• 27. "Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
• 28. Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

Mark 7: 24-30

New International Version

• 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.
• 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.
• 26. The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
• 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."
• 28. "Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
• 29. Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."
• 30. She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

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