New Testament in a Year

²¹ The Faith of a Pagan Woman.^[a] Jesus then left that place and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.^{[b] 22} And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out to meet him and cried out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is sorely tormented by a demon.” ²³ But he did not say a word to her in reply.

So his disciples came and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.” ²⁴ He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ²⁵ But she came and knelt at his feet, saying, “Lord, help me!” ²⁶ He answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” ²⁷ She replied, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from their masters’ table.” ²⁸ Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, you have great faith. Let it be done for you as you wish.” And from that moment her daughter was healed.

²⁹ Jesus Heals Many People.^[c]After leaving that region, Jesus walked along the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and going up onto the mountain, he sat down. ³⁰ Large crowds flocked to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them. ³¹ The crowds were amazed when they observed the mute speaking, the crippled made whole, the lame walking, and the blind with their sight restored, and they gave praise to the God of Israel.

³² Jesus Feeds Four Thousand Men. Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I am moved with compassion for these people, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”

³³ The disciples said to him, “Where can we ever get enough bread in this deserted place to feed such a great crowd?” ³⁴ Jesus asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

³⁵ He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. ³⁶ Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ³⁷ They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward, they picked up seven baskets full of what remained. ³⁸ Those who had eaten numbered four thousand men, not counting women and children. ³⁹ And when he had sent away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.