Matthew 15:21–39

²¹And Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon, ²²and 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.’ ²³And 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;’ ²⁴and he answering said, ‘I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’ ²⁵And having come, she was bowing to him, saying, ‘Sir, help me;’ ²⁶and he answering said, ‘It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.’ ²⁷And she said, ‘Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords’ table;’ ²⁸then 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.

²⁹And Jesus having passed thence, came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, he was sitting there, ³⁰and there came to him great multitudes, having with them lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they did cast them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them, ³¹so that the multitudes did wonder, seeing dumb ones speaking, maimed whole, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. ³²And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, ‘I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.’ ³³And his disciples say to him, ‘Whence to us, in a wilderness, so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?’ ³⁴And Jesus saith to them, ‘How many loaves have ye?’ and they said, ‘Seven, and a few little fishes.’ ³⁵And he commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground, ³⁶and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he did break, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ³⁷And they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full, ³⁸and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children. ³⁹And having let away the multitudes, he went into the boat, and did come to the borders of Magdala.

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