25 But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. 26 (A)Now the woman was a (B)Gentile, (C)a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said to her, “Let the children be (D)fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and (E)throw it to the dogs.”

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25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and (A)fell at His feet. 26 The woman was a [a]Greek, a [b]Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept [c]asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

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  1. Mark 7:26 Gentile
  2. Mark 7:26 A Syrian of Phoenicia
  3. Mark 7:26 begging

25 But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. 26 Now the woman was a [a]Gentile, of Syrophoenician descent. And she repeatedly asked Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And He was saying to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not [b]good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the [c]dogs.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:26 Lit Greek
  2. Mark 7:27 Or proper
  3. Mark 7:27 I.e., pet dogs