King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 15:23
“But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.”
Verse in context — Matthew 15
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Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
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And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, [thou] Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
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But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
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But he answered and said, ‹I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.›
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Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
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