Matthew 15:21-28
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
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Her Pretentious Façade
Matthew 15:21-22
21 Then Jesus went thence and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, …and cried unto
him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David;
The Problems She Faced
Matthew 15:22c
…my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Matthew 15:22b
…and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Matthew 15:23a
23 But he answered her not a word.
Matthew 15:23b
…And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
Matthew 15:24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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The Persistency of her Faith
Matthew 15:25
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
Matthew 15:26
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Matthew 15:27
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
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The Power of Faith
Matthew 15:28
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.