“Look! People are coming to me\par from faraway places.\par People are coming to me\par from the north and from the west.\par People are coming to me\par from Aswan in Egypt.”\par
Mark 7:26 - Easy To Read Version The woman was not a Jew. She was Greek, born in Phoenicia, an area in Syria. The woman begged Jesus to force the demon {\cf2\super [90]} out of her daughter. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now the woman was a Greek (Gentile), a Syrophoenician by nationality. And she kept begging Him to drive the demon out of her little daughter. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The woman was Greek, Syrophoenician by birth. She begged Jesus to throw the demon out of her daughter. Catholic Public Domain Version For the woman was a Gentile, by birth a Syro-Phoenician. And she petitioned him, so that he would cast the demon from her daughter. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. |
“Look! People are coming to me\par from faraway places.\par People are coming to me\par from the north and from the west.\par People are coming to me\par from Aswan in Egypt.”\par
A Canaanite woman from that area came to Jesus. The woman shouted, “Lord, Son of David, {\cf2\super [211]} please help me! My daughter has a demon {\cf2\super [212]} inside her, and she is suffering very much.”
The news about Jesus spread all over Syria. And people brought all the sick people to Jesus. These sick people were suffering from different kinds of diseases and pain. Some people were suffering with very bad pain, some people had demons {\cf2\super [55]} inside them, some people were epileptics, {\cf2\super [56]} and some people were paralyzed (crippled). Jesus healed all these people.
A woman heard that Jesus was there. Her little daughter had an evil spirit \{from the devil\} inside her. So the woman came to Jesus and bowed down near his feet.
Jesus told the woman: “It is not right to take the children’s bread and give it to the dogs. First let the children eat all they want.”
In the new life there is no difference between Greeks and Jews. There is no difference between people that are circumcised {\cf2\super [16]} and people that are not circumcised, or people that are from some foreign country, or Scythians. {\cf2\super [17]} There is no difference between slaves and free people. But Christ is in all those believers. And Christ is all that is important.