Matthew 15:22-29
15:22 A
Canaanite woman from that area came
and cried out,
“Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!”
15:23 But he did not answer her a word. Then
his disciples came and begged him,
“Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”
15:24 So
he answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
15:25 But she came and bowed down
before him and said,
“Lord, help me!”
15:26 “It is not right
to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,”
he said.
15:27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied,
“but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
15:28 Then
Jesus answered her, “Woman,
your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Healing Many Others
15:29 When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.