Matthew 15:21-31

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman^(A)

²¹ Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

²² A Canaanite woman from that territory came ⌞to him⌟ and began to shout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.”

²³ But he did not answer her at all. Then his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away. She keeps shouting behind us.”

²⁴ Jesus responded, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel.”

²⁵ She came to him, bowed down, and said, “Lord, help me!”

²⁶ Jesus replied, “It’s not right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”

²⁷ She said, “You’re right, Lord. But even the dogs eat scraps that fall from their masters’ tables.”

²⁸ Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, you have strong faith! What you wanted will be done for you.” At that moment her daughter was cured.

²⁹ Jesus moved on from there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain and sat there.

³⁰ A large crowd came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, disabled, those unable to talk, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he cured them. ³¹ The crowd was amazed to see mute people talking, the disabled cured, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. So they praised the God of Israel.