Matthew 15:22

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Matthew 15:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible

20 These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

23 But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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Matthew 22:43

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Matthew 22:44

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Matthew 22:45

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John 7:42

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Mark 9:22

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