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But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
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Verse 23. He answered her not. It must not be supposed that our Saviour refused to hear the woman through any contempt, but only to shew that his mission was in the first instance to the Jews; or to induce her to ask with greater earnestness, so as to deserve more ample assistance. Dion. Carth.
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