The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith

24 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon.⁷ And heentered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. 25 Butimmediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and cameand fell down at his feet. 26 ^tNow the woman was a ^uGentile, ^va Syrophoenician by birth.And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said to her, “Let thechildren be ^wfed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and ^xthrow it to thedogs.” 28 But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat thechildren’s ^ycrumbs.” 29 And he said to her, “For this statement you may ^zgo your way; thedemon has left your daughter.” 30 And she went home and found the child lying in bed andthe demon gone.

Jesus Heals a Deaf Man

31 ^aThen he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to ^bthe Sea ofGalilee, in the region of the ^cDecapolis. 32 And they brought to him ^da man who was deafand ^dhad a speech impediment, and they begged him to ^elay his hand on him. 33 And^ftaking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and ^fafterspitting touched his tongue. 34 And ^glooking up to heaven, ^hhe sighed and said to him,“Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35 ^dAnd his ears were opened, his tongue was released,and he spoke plainly. 36 And ⁱJesus⁸ charged them to tell no one. But ^jthe more hecharged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37 And they were ^kastonishedbeyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and themute speak.”