^{25 Ref} But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

^{26 Ref} Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.

^{27 Ref} And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.