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Berean Standard Bible

“And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.””

Matthew 15:22

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Jesus has withdrawn to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman, a non-Israelite, comes to him crying out for help for her daughter tormented by a demon.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And a woman of Canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, 'Deal kindly with me, Sir -- Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y he aquí una mujer Cananea, que había salido de aquellos términos, clamaba, diciéndole: Señor, Hijo de David, ten misericordia de mí; mi hija es malamente atormentada del demonio.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Una cananea, que vivía por allí, se le acercó suplicante: ―¡Ten misericordia de mí, Señor, Hijo de David! Mi hija tiene un demonio que la atormenta constantemente.

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