Matthew 15:21-28

²¹From there Jesus took a trip to Tyre and Sidon.i

²²They had hardly arrived when a Canaanite woman came down from the hills and pleaded, "Mercy, Master, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly afflicted by an evil spirit."

²³Jesus ignored her. The disciples came and complained, "Now she''s bothering us. Would you please take care of her? She''s driving us crazy."

²⁴Jesus refused, telling them, "I''ve got my hands full dealing with the lost sheep of Israel."j

²⁵Then the woman came back to Jesus, went to her knees, and begged. "Master, help me."

²⁶He said, "It''s not right to take bread out of children''s mouths and throw it to dogs."k

²⁷She was quick: "You''re right, Master, but beggar dogs do get scraps from the master''s table."

²⁸Jesus gave in. "Oh, woman, your faith is something else. What you want is what you get!" Right then her daughter became well.l