Mark 7:26

God's Word

The woman happened to be Greek, born in Phoenicia in Syria. She asked him to force the demon out of her daughter.

Cross References

Isaiah 49:12

They will come from far away. They will come from the north and from the west, and they will come from the land of Sinim.

Matthew 15:22

A Canaanite woman from that territory came ⌞to him⌟ and began to shout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.”

Matthew 4:24

The news about Jesus spread throughout Syria. People brought him everyone who was sick, those who suffered from any kind of disease or pain. They also brought epileptics, those who were paralyzed, and people possessed by demons, and he cured them all.

Mark 7:25

A woman whose little daughter had an evil spirit heard about Jesus. She went to him and bowed down.

Mark 7:27

Jesus said to her, “First, let the children eat all they want. It’s not right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”

Galatians 3:28

There are neither Jews nor Greeks, slaves nor free people, males nor females. You are all the same in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:11

Where this happens, there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, uncivilized person, slave, or free person. Instead, Christ is everything and in everything.