NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 23

Matthew 15:23

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But he answered her not a word.

His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”

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Matthew 15:23 in context

Matthew 15:20–26

20

These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”

21

Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.

22

Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”

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But he answered her not a word.

His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”

24

But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

25

But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

26

But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

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