Matthew 15:23-25

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²³ But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying after us.” ²⁴ He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”^{[a] 25} But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”