^{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.