But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying: send her away, for she is crying out after us. Jesus' silence — not an answer, not a refusal, just silence — is the most troubling element of the encounter. The disciples' request to send her away is the pragmatic response to an irritating situation: she is crying out after us. The disciples want to resolve the discomfort by dismissal.

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