Matthew 15:21-23

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Jesus Helps a Gentile Woman^(A)

²¹ Jesus left that place and went to the ·area [district; region] of Tyre and Sidon [^Ccities on the coast north of Israel]. ²² A ·Canaanite [^Ca non-Jewish (Gentile) resident of Palestine (Canaan was the ancient name for Palestine)] woman from that area came to Jesus and cried out, “Lord, Son of David [^Ca title for the Messiah], have mercy on me! My daughter ·has a demon, and she is suffering very much [is tormented; ^Lis severely demon-possessed].”

²³ But Jesus did not ·answer the woman [^Lanswer her a word]. So his ·followers [disciples] came to Jesus and ·begged [asked; urged] him, “Tell the woman to go away. [^LBecause] She is following us and ·shouting [crying out].”