Mark 7:26

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.

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In The King James Version

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

In Context

25For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, after hearing about him, having come, she fell down at his feet.

27And Jesus said to her, Allow the children first be filled, for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the house dogs.

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Cross References

Isaiah 49:12Lo, these shall come from far, and, lo, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim.

Galatians 3:28There is no Jew nor Greek, there is no bondman nor freeman, there is no male and female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Matthew Henry on Mark 7:25-31

The Syrophenician Woman. 24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. 25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the… Read the whole commentary →

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