^{24 Ref} And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

^{25 Ref} But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.

^{26 Ref} Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by birth: and she made a request to him that he would send the evil spirit out of her daughter.

^{27 Ref} And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

^{28 Ref} But she said to him in answer, Yes, Lord: even the dogs under the table take the bits dropped by the children.

^{29 Ref} And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.

^{30 Ref} And she went away to her house, and saw the child on the bed, and the evil spirit gone out.

^{31 Ref} And again he went out from Tyre, and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the country of Decapolis.