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Selected Verse: Matthew 15:23 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 15:23 |
King James |
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
THE WOMAN OF CANAAN AND HER DAUGHTER. (Mat 15:21-28)
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us--(Also see on Mar 7:26.) |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Send her away
With her request granted; for, as Bengel exquisitely remarks, "Thus Christ was accustomed to send away." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He answered her not a word - He sometimes tries our faith in like manner. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He answered her not a word - Seemed to take time to consider her request, and to give her the opportunity of exercising her faith, and manifesting her fervor. |
26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.