Mark 7:25

For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

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WEBBE

For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

BSB

Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.

KJV

For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

ASV

But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

BBE

But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.

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ἀλλ all᾽ But G235 εὐθὺς euthus immediately G2112 ἀκούσασα akousasa having heard G191 γὰρ gar for G1063 γυνὴ gunē a woman G1135 περὶ peri about G4012 αὐτοῦ autou Him G846 ἧς hēs of whom G3739 εἶχεν eichen had G2192 τὸ to the G3588 θυγάτριον thugatrion little daughter G2365 αὐτῆς autēs of her G846 πνεῦμα pneuma spirit G4151 ἀκάθαρτον akatharton unclean G169 ἐλθοῦσα elthousa having come G2064 προσέπεσεν prosepesen she fell G4363 πρὸς pros at G4314 τοὺς tous the G3588 πόδας podas feet G4228 αὐτοῦ autou of Him G846

The early church

(ubi sup.) Lastly, the Canaanitish woman came in to Him, on hearing of Him; if she had not first submitted herself to the God of the Jews, she would not have obtained their benefit. Concerning her it continues: For a woman, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, as soon as she had heard of him, came in and fell at his feet.
Pseudo-Augustine · d. 9999Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Mystically however the Gentile woman, who prays for her daughter, is our mother the Church of Rome. Her daughter afflicted with a devil, is the barbarian western race, which by faith hath been turned from a dog into a sheep. She desires to take the crumbs of spiritual understanding, not the unbroken bread of the letter.
Pseudo-Jerome · d. 9999Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(de Con. Evan. 2, 49) It appears however that some question about a discrepancy may be raised, because it is said that the Lord was in the house when the woman came to her, asking about her daughter. When, however, Matthew says that His disciples had suggested to Him, Send her away, for she crieth after us, (Matt. 15:23) he appears to imply nothing less than that the woman uttered supplicating cries after the Lord, as He walked. How then do we infer that she was in the house, except by gathering it from Mark, who says that she came in to Jesus, after having before said that He was in the house? But Matthew in that he says, He answered her not a word, gave us to understand that He went out, during that silence, from the house; thus too the other events are connected together, so that they now in no way disagree. It continues; But he said unto her, Let the children be first filled.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 24–30

Christ never put any from him that fell at his feet, which a poor trembling soul may do. As she was a good woman, so a good mother. This sent her to Christ. His saying, Let the children first be filled, shows that there was mercy for the Gentiles, and not far off. She spoke, not as making light of the mercy, but magnifying the abundance of miraculous cures among the Jews, in comparison with which a single cure was but as a crumb. Thus, while proud Pharisees are left by the blessed Saviour, he manifests his compassion to poor humbled sinners, who look to him for children's bread. He still goes about to seek and save the lost.

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