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]

Matthew 15:21-28 In-Context

19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

20 These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone."

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

22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "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, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."

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

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

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

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

28 Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.

29 Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there.

30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,

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