27 Jesus told her, “First I should feed the children—my own family, the Jews.[a] It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”

28 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are allowed to eat the scraps from the children’s plates.”

29 “Good answer!” he said. “Now go home, for the demon has left your daughter.”

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Footnotes

  1. 7:27 Greek Let the children eat first.

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