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26 Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 He said to her, ‘Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.’ 28 But she answered him, ‘Sir,[a] even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.’

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  1. Mark 7:28 Or Lord; other ancient authorities prefix Yes

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