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Matthew 15:20-22
Living Bible
Matthew 15:20-22
Living Bible
20 These are what defile; but there is no spiritual defilement from eating without first going through the ritual of ceremonial handwashing!”
21 Jesus then left that part of the country and walked the fifty miles to Tyre and Sidon.[a]
22 A woman from Canaan who was living there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, King David’s Son! For my daughter has a demon within her, and it torments her constantly.”
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- Matthew 15:21 walked the fifty miles, implied; literally, “withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.”
Matthew 15:20-22
New International Version
Matthew 15:20-22
New International Version
20 These are what defile a person;(A) but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman(B)
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.(C) 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David,(D) have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”(E)
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