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Matthew 15:1 (show verse)

Then came to Jesus from Jerusalem the scribes and Pharisees, saying,

Matthew 15:2 (show verse)

Wherefore do thy disciples pass by the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Matthew 15:3 (show verse)

And he, having answered, said to them, Wherefore do ye also pass by the command of God by your tradition

Matthew 15:4 (show verse)

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, he calumniating father or mother, in death let him die.

Matthew 15:5 (show verse)

And ye say, Whoever should say to father or mother, A gift, whatever thou shouldest be profited by me;

Matthew 15:6 (show verse)

And should not honour his father or his mother. And ye have annulled the command of God by your tradition.

Matthew 15:7 (show verse)

Hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

Matthew 15:8 (show verse)

This people draw near me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips; but their heart keeps off far from me.

Matthew 15:9 (show verse)

But they worship me in vain, teaching doctrines the commands of men.

Matthew 15:10 (show verse)

And having called the crowd, he said to them, Hear ye, and understand.

Matthew 15:11 (show verse)

Not that coming into the mouth pollutes the man; but that going forth out of the mouth, this pollutes the man.

Matthew 15:12 (show verse)

Then his disciples having come near, said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were scandalized?

Matthew 15:13 (show verse)

And having answered, he said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.

Matthew 15:14 (show verse)

Let them go: they are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Matthew 15:15 (show verse)

And Peter, having answered, said to him, Explain to us this parable.

Matthew 15:16 (show verse)

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet destitute of understanding?

Matthew 15:17 (show verse)

Do ye not yet understand, that everything going into the mouth proceeds to the belly, and is cast out in the privy?

Matthew 15:18 (show verse)

But the things going forth out of the mouth come from the heart, and these pollute the man.

Matthew 15:19 (show verse)

For from the heart come forth evil reflections, slaughters, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, defamations:

Matthew 15:20 (show verse)

These are the things polluting a man: but to eat with unwashed hands pollutes not a man.

Matthew 15:21 (show verse)

And Jesus, having gone forth from thence, withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

Matthew 15:22 (show verse)

And, behold, a woman, a Canaanite, having come forth from those boundaries, cried out to him, saying, Pity me, Lord, son of David; my daughter is badly possessed with an evil spirit.
the Canaanites » Some descendants of, in our lord's time
Care » Causes of » Children's sickness
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Son of david
Christ » Slandered » Son of david
Christ » Miracles of » Daughter of syrophenician
David » King of israel » Jesus called son of
Delayed blessings » Healing
Demons » The daughter of the syrophoenician woman
Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Demoniacal possession
Dogs » Illustrative » Of gentiles
Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » The syrophoenician woman
Faith » Trial of » The syrophoenician woman
Family » Examples of mothers' love » The canaanitish mother
Family » Cares » Children's sickness
Home » Examples of mothers' love » The canaanitish mother
Humility of Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Son of david
intercession » Additional instances of » Others, who sought jesus in behalf of afflicted people
intercession » Additional instances of » The syro-phoenician woman, for her daughter
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » The daughter of the syro-phoenician woman healed
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals the daughter of the syro-phoenician woman (near tyre and sidon)
Love » Examples of mothers' love » The canaanitish mother
Love » Maternal » The canaanitish mother
Maternal love » The canaanitish mother
Miracles » Of Christ » Daughter of syrophenician
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Heals the daughter of the non-jewish, syro-phoenician woman
the Miracles of Christ » Devils cast out
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The canaanitish mother
Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » The canaanitish mother
Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » The canaanitish mother
Prayer » Importunity in » The non-jewish, syro-phoenician woman
Intercessory prayer » Should be offered up for » Children
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Jesus visits the region of, and heals the daughter of the non-jewish, syro-phoenician woman
The Sidonians » Formerly a part of the phsnician nation
Son » Of david
Syro-phoenician » The nationality of a non-jewish woman whose daughter was cured by jesus
Tyre » City of » Heals the daughter of the non-jewish, syrophenician woman near
Women » Love of, for offspring examples of mothers' love » The canaanitish mother

Matthew 15:23 (show verse)

And he answered her not a word. And his disciples, having come, asked him, saying, Loose her; for she cries out after us.

Matthew 15:24 (show verse)

And he, having answered, said, I was not sent except to the sheep having been lost, of the house of Israel.

Matthew 15:25 (show verse)

And she, having come, worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

Matthew 15:26 (show verse)

And he, having answered, said, It is not good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the little dogs.

Matthew 15:27 (show verse)

And she said, Yes, Lord; for the little dogs also eat from the crumbs falling from the table of their lord.

Matthew 15:28 (show verse)

Then Jesus, having answered, said to her, O woman, great thy faith: let it be to thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Children » Death of, as a judgment upon parents » Miracles in behalf of » Healing of
Christ » Commendation by » The syrophenician woman
Christ » Faith in, great » The syrophenician woman
Delayed blessings » Healing
Demons » Cast out of men
Demons » The daughter of the syrophoenician woman
Devils » Cast out
Evil » Spirits » Cast out of men
Exorcists » Cast out of men
Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » The syrophoenician woman
Faith » Trial of » The syrophoenician woman
Faith » Great, example of » The syrophenician woman
Great » Faith, examples of » The syrophenician woman
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » The daughter of the syro-phoenician woman healed
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals the daughter of the syro-phoenician woman (near tyre and sidon)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Heals the daughter of the non-jewish, syro-phoenician woman
the Miracles of Christ » Devils cast out
Notable women » The syrophenician, the woman of faith
Prayer » Importunity in » The non-jewish, syro-phoenician woman
Satan » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Cast out of men, (evil spirits)
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Jesus visits the region of, and heals the daughter of the non-jewish, syro-phoenician woman
Syro-phoenician » The nationality of a non-jewish woman whose daughter was cured by jesus
Tyre » City of » Heals the daughter of the non-jewish, syrophenician woman near
Women » Notable » The syrophenician, the woman of faith
Words of Christ » Comforting commending » The syrophenician woman

Matthew 15:29 (show verse)

And having passed from thence, Jesus came to the sea of Galilee; and having gone up into a mountain, he sat there.

Matthew 15:30 (show verse)

And many crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them at the feet of Jesus; and he cured them:

Matthew 15:31 (show verse)

So that the crowds wondered, seeing the dumb speaking, the maimed sound, the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they praised the God of Israel.

Matthew 15:32 (show verse)

And Jesus having called his disciples, said, I feel compassion for the crowd, for already they remain with me three days, and they have nothing they could eat: and I will not leave them fasting, lest they be relaxed in the way.

Matthew 15:33 (show verse)

And his disciples say to him, Whence to us, in a lonely place, so many loaves, to satisfy such a crowd I

Matthew 15:34 (show verse)

And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

Matthew 15:35 (show verse)

And he encouraged the crowd to recline upon the earth.

Matthew 15:36 (show verse)

And having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having returned thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.

Matthew 15:37 (show verse)

And all ate, and were satisfied: and they took up that remaining of the fragments seven wicker baskets full.

Matthew 15:38 (show verse)

And they eating were four thousand men, besides women and children.

Matthew 15:39 (show verse)

And having loosed the crowds, he went into a ship, and came into the bounds of Magdala.