²¹ Jesus then left that part of the country and walked the fifty miles to Tyre and Sidon.^[a]

²² A woman from Canaan who was living there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, King David’s Son! For my daughter has a demon within her, and it torments her constantly.”

²³ But Jesus gave her no reply—not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to get going,” they said, “for she is bothering us with all her begging.”

²⁴ Then he said to the woman, “I was sent to help the Jews—the lost sheep of Israel—not the Gentiles.”

²⁵ But she came and worshiped him and pled again, “Sir, help me!”

²⁶ “It doesn’t seem right to take bread from the children and throw it to the dogs,” he said.

²⁷ “Yes, it is!” she replied, “for even the puppies beneath the table are permitted to eat the crumbs that fall.”

²⁸ “Woman,” Jesus told her, “your faith is large, and your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed right then.