The Faith of a Canaanite Woman

Matthew 15

²¹ _g And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And behold, _h a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, _i "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, _j "Send her away, for she is crying out after us." ²⁴ He answered, _k "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." ²⁵ But she came and _l knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." ²⁶ And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and _m throw it to the dogs." ²⁷ She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat _n the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." ²⁸ Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, _o great is your faith! _p Be it done for you as you desire." _q And her daughter was _p healed instantly. ₁

1. Cross References
   Matthew 15:21 - 28
   And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
   Mark 7:24 - 30
   And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 15:21 - 28
   And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
   Mark 7:24 - 30
   And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden.
   
3. Cross References
   Genesis 10:15
   Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth.
   Genesis 10:19
   And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
   Judges 1:30 - 33
   Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but became subject to forced labor.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 9:27
   And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have mercy on us, Son of David.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 14:15
   Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.
   
6. Cross References
   Romans 15:8
   For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs.
   Matthew 10:5 - 6
   These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans.
   
7. Cross References
   Matthew 8:2
   And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.
   
8. Cross References
   Matthew 7:6
   Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
   
9. Cross References
   Luke 16:21
   Who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
   
10. Cross References
    Matthew 9:2
    And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.
    
11. Cross References
    Matthew 8:13
    And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; let it be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.
    
12. Cross References
    Matthew 8:13
    And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; let it be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.
    
13. Cross References
    Matthew 9:22
    Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And instantly the woman was made well.
    Matthew 17:18
    And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly.
    John 4:52 - 53
    So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.