The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
Exodus
LawHe breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
Job
Wisdom / JobBut he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Matthew
GospelsFor there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulRemember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Psalms
PoetrySon of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
Judges
HistoryBeing grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Acts
History / LukeI will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTake heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
Ezra
HistoryA word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
John
Gospels / JohnNeither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus
LawSalt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Mark
GospelsSo Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
2 Samuel
HistoryO LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahHe answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Matthew
GospelsAfter him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: