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Text -- Matthew 15:18-39 (NET)
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15:18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart , and these things defile a person .
15:19 For out of the heart come evil ideas , murder , adultery , sexual immorality , theft , false testimony , slander .
15:20 These are the things that defile a person ; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person .”
A Canaanite Woman’s Faith
15:21 After going out from there , Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon .
15:22 A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out , “Have mercy on me , Lord , Son of David ! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed !”
15:23 But he did not answer her a word . Then his disciples came and begged him , “Send her away , because she keeps on crying out after us .”
15:24 So he answered , “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel .”
15:25 But she came and bowed down before him and said , “Lord , help me !”
15:26 “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs ,” he said . said .
15:27 “Yes , Lord ,” she replied , “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters ’ table .”
15:28 Then Jesus answered her , “Woman , your faith is great ! Let what you want be done for you .” And her daughter was healed from that hour .
Healing Many Others
15:29 When he left there , Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee . Then he went up a mountain , where he sat down .
15:30 Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame , blind , crippled , mute , and many others . They laid them at his feet , and he healed them .
15:31 As a result , the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking , the crippled healthy, the lame walking , and the blind seeing , and they praised the God of Israel .
The Feeding of the Four Thousand
15:32 Then Jesus called the disciples and said , “I have compassion on the crowd , because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat . I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way .”
15:33 The disciples said to him , “Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd ?”
15:34 Jesus said to them , “How many loaves do you have ?” They replied , “Seven – and a few small fish .”
15:35 After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground ,
15:36 he took the seven loaves and the fish , and after giving thanks , he broke them and began giving them to the disciples , who then gave them to the crowds .
15:37 They all ate and were satisfied , and they picked up the broken pieces left over , seven baskets full .
15:38 Not counting children and women , there were four thousand men who ate .
15:39 After sending away the crowd , he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Matthew, Gospel according to |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
DIVORCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Miracles |
Tyre |
Syrophenician |
Prayer |
Faith |
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
Demons |
Sidon |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Heart |
Loaves |
NUMBER |
Ecclesiasticism |
UNCLEANNESS |
Galilee |
HOLINESS |
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NET Notes: Mat 15:22 Grk “cried out, saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant here in contemporary English and...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:23 Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant here in contemporary Engl...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:24 Grk “And answering, he said.” The construction in Greek is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:26 Grk “And answering, he said.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant and h...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:28 Woman was a polite form of address (see BDAG 208-9 s.v. γυνή 1), similar to “Madam” or “Ma’am” used...
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NET Notes: Mat 15:32 ‡ Although the external evidence is not great (א W Θ 700 pc), the internal evidence for the omission of αὐτοQ...
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