Mark 7:24-30

International Children’s Bible

Jesus Helps a Non-Jewish Woman

²⁴ Jesus left that place and went to the area around Tyre.^[a] He went into a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. But Jesus could not stay hidden. ²⁵ A woman heard that he was there. Her little daughter had an evil spirit in her. So the woman quickly came to Jesus and fell at his feet. ²⁶ She was not Jewish. She was Greek, born in Phoenicia, in Syria. She begged Jesus to force the demon out of her daughter.

²⁷ Jesus told the woman: “It is not right to take the children’s bread and give it to the dogs. First let the children eat all they want.”

²⁸ She answered, “That is true, Lord. But the dogs under the table can eat the pieces of food that the children don’t eat.”

²⁹ Then Jesus said, “That is a very good answer. You may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

³⁰ The woman went home and found her daughter lying in bed. The demon was gone.