The Syrophoenician Woman
A Gentile Mother's Faith
In Mark’s Gospel
Hearing of Jesus, she came and fell down at his feet and begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter
Mark 7:25-26
Jesus said, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs" (Mark 7:27) — testing her faith
She answered: "Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs" (Mark 7:28) — one of the humblest and boldest answers in Scripture
He said to her, "For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter"
Mark 7:29
Who they were
- Desperate in love — a mother's love drove her past every barrier (Mark 7:25-26)
- Humble — accepted the hard word without offense (Mark 7:28)
- Quick-witted in faith — turned Jesus's own metaphor into her plea (Mark 7:28)
Read about them
Faces of Faith
“Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” — Hebrews 12:1
A keepsake of The Syrophoenician Woman’s story — the portrait on the front, the key moments on the back.
Faces of Faith cards coming soon to the TruVINE store.
Every claim above is from Scripture unless labeled “Tradition.” Depictions are checked against the WEB text on this site.
