Matthew 15

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

21 Ref And Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,

22 Ref and lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, `Deal kindly with me, Sir -- Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.'

23 Ref And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying -- `Let her away, because she crieth after us;'

24 Ref and he answering said, `I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'

25 Ref And having come, she was bowing to him, saying, `Sir, help me;'

26 Ref and he answering said, `It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'

27 Ref And she said, `Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'

28 Ref then answering, Jesus said to her, `O woman, great `is' thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour.

29 Ref And Jesus having passed thence, came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, he was sitting there,

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

21 Ref And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

22 Ref And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

23 Ref But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 Ref But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 Ref But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

26 Ref And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

27 Ref But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

28 Ref Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

29 Ref And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

King James Version (KJV)

21 Ref Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

22 Ref 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 Ref But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 Ref But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 Ref Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

26 Ref But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

27 Ref And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

28 Ref 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.

29 Ref And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

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