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Selected Verse: Mark 7:25 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 7:25 |
King James |
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit--or, as in Matthew (Mat 15:22), "was badly demonized."
heard of him--One wonders how; but distress is quick of hearing. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Daughter (θυγάτριον)
Diminutive. Rev., little daughter. See on Mar 5:23. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| A certain woman - See this account of the Syrophoenician woman explained at large, Mat 15:21-28 (note). |
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.