Matthew 15:21-28

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman

21 ¹And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And behold, ²a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, ³"Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."

23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, ⁴"Send her away, for she is crying out after us."

24 He answered, ⁵"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

25 But she came and ⁶knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me."

26 And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and ⁷throw it to the dogs."

27 She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat ⁸the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

28 Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, ⁹great is your faith! ¹⁰Be it done for you as you desire." ¹¹And her daughter was ¹²healed instantly.^[a]

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 21-28, see Mark 7:24-30
• 2. Genesis 10:15, 19; Judges 1:30-33
• 3. See Matthew 9:27
• 4. [Matthew 14:15]
• 5. Romans 15:8; See Matthew 10:5, 6
• 6. See Matthew 8:2
• 7. Matthew 7:6
• 8. [Luke 16:21]
• 9. See Matthew 9:2
• 10. [Matthew 8:13]
• 11. Matthew 9:22; Matthew 17:18; [John 4:52, 53]
• 12. [Matthew 8:13]

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek from that hour