New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 15:22-28

22And a CanaaniteΧαναναίαChananaiaG5478womanγυνὴgunēG1135from that regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725cameἐξελθοῦσαexelthousaG1831out and beganto cryἔκραζενekrazenG2896out, sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “HaveG1653mercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653on me, LordκύριεkurieG2962,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidG1160;my daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364is cruellyκακῶςkakōsG2560demon-possessedδαιμονίζεται.¶daimonizetaiG1139.”

23But He did not answerἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611her a wordλόγον.logonG3056.And His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and imploredἠρώτουνērōtounG2065Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “SendG630her awayG630,becauseὅτιhotiG3754she keeps shoutingκράζειkrazeiG2896at us.”

24But He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004,“I was sentἀπεστάληνapestalēnG649onlyοὐκ εἰ μὴouk ei mēG3756 G1487 G3361tothe lostἀπολωλόταapolōlotaG622sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263of the houseοἴκουoikouG3624of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.”

25But she cameἐλθοῦσαelthousaG2064and beganto bowG4352downG4352beforeG4352Him, sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,helpβοήθειboētheiG997me!”

26And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “It is notgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983the children’sτέκνωνteknōnG5043breadἄρτονartonG740and throwβαλεῖνbaleinG906it to the dogsκυναρίοις.¶kunarioisG2952.”

27But she saidG3004, “YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962;but evenκαὶkaiG2532the dogsκυνάριαkunariaG2952feedἐσθίειesthieiG2068on the crumbsψιχίωνpsichiōnG5589which fallπιπτόντωνpiptontōnG4098from their masters’κυρίωνkuriōnG2962tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132.”

28ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to her,“OὦōG5599womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,your faithπίστις·pistisG4102is greatμεγάληmegalēG3173;it shall be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096for you as you wishθέλεις.theleisG2309.”And her daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364was healedἰάθηiathēG2390at onceὥρας ἐκείνης.¶hōras ekeinēsG1565 G5610.

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