Mark 7:26

The woman was Greek, born in Syrophoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive 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

25As soon as a woman whose little daughter had an evil spirit heard about him, she came and fell at his feet.

27“First let the children eat until they're full,” Jesus replied. “It's not right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs.”

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Cross References

Isaiah 49:12Look at these people coming from far away! Look at these people coming from the north, and from the west, and from Upper Egypt.

Galatians 3:28There's no longer Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female—you 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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