²¹ Jesus left and went to the territory near the cities of Tyre and Sidon. ²² Suddenly a Canaanite womanfrom there came out shouting, “Lord and Son of David,have pity on me! My daughter is full of demons.” ²³ Jesus did not say a word. But the woman kept following along and shouting, so his disciples came up and asked him to send her away.

²⁴ Jesus said, “I was sent only to the people of Israel! They are like a flock of lost sheep.”

²⁵ The woman came closer. Then she knelt down and begged, “Please help me, Lord!”

²⁶ Jesus replied, “It isn’t right to take food away from children and feed it to dogs.”

²⁷ “Lord, that’s true,” the woman said, “but even dogs get the crumbs that fall from their owner’s table.”

²⁸ Jesus answered, “Dear woman, you really do have a lot of faith, and you will be given what you want.” At that moment her daughter was healed.