The Syrophoenician Woman's Faith
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And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden.
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But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet.
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t Now the woman was a u Gentile, v a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
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And he said to her, "Let the children be w fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and x throw it to the dogs."
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But she answered him, "Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's y crumbs."
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And he said to her, "For this statement you may z go your way; the demon has left your daughter."
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And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.
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Cross References
John 12:20 - 21
Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks.
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1 Corinthians 12:13
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body - Jews or Greeks, slaves or free - and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
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Acts 21:2 - 3
And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.
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Acts 3:26
God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
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Matthew 7:6
Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
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Luke 16:21
Who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
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John 4:50
Jesus said to him, "Go; your son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.
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