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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Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraIn their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.
Judges
History / SamuelTherefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
Micah
Minor ProphetsEgypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAs therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Matthew
GospelsFor he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
John
GospelsAnd yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Mark
Gospels / MarkIt may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsYe yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
John
GospelsThe word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Job
WisdomWe have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
Acts
HistoryWhich maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
Job
Wisdom / JobI Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
Judges
HistoryArise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.