The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she sought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. Treasury of Scripture Greek. or, Gentile. Isaiah 49:12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, see, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Colossians 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all... a Syrophenician. Matthew 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord...
Context The Faith of the Syrophoenician Woman
24And from there he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. 25For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 26The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she sought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the dogs. 28And she answered and said to him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. 29And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the devil is gone out of your daughter. 30And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid on the bed. Parallel Verses American Standard Version Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.
Douay-Rheims Bible For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
Darby Bible Translation (and the woman was a Greek, Syrophenician by race), and asked him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
King James Bible The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
Young's Literal Translation and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phenician by nation -- and was asking him, that the demon he may cast forth out of her daughter.
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