²¹Jesus left that place and went off to the territory near the cities of Tyre and Sidon. ²²A Canaanite woman who lived in that region came to him. “Son of David!” she cried out. “Have mercy on me, sir! My daughter has a demon and is in a terrible condition.”

²³But Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples came to him and begged him, “Send her away! She is following us and making all this noise!”

²⁴Then Jesus replied, “I have been sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.”

²⁵At this the woman came and fell at his feet. “Help me, sir!” she said.

²⁶Jesus answered, “It isn’t right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”

²⁷“That’s true, sir,” she answered; “but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters’ table.”

²⁸So Jesus answered her, “You are a woman of great faith! What you want will be done for you.” And at that very moment her daughter was healed.

Jesus Heals Many People

²⁹Jesus left there and went along by Lake Galilee. He climbed a hill and sat down. ³⁰Large crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the dumb, and many other sick people, whom they placed at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them. ³¹The people were amazed as they saw the dumb speaking, the crippled made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they praised the God of Israel.

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand Men

³²Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I feel sorry for these people, because they have been with me for three days and now have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away without feeding them, for they might faint on their way home.”

³³The disciples asked him, “Where will we find enough food in this desert to feed this crowd?”

³⁴“How much bread have you?” Jesus asked.

“Seven loaves,” they answered, “and a few small fish.”

³⁵So Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. ³⁶Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks to God, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the people. ³⁷They all ate and had enough. Then the disciples took up seven baskets full of pieces left over. ³⁸The number of men who ate was 4,000, not counting the women and children.

³⁹Then Jesus sent the people away, got into a boat, and went to the territory of Magadan.

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