Matthew 15:22

Prayer Parents and children The stranger and outcast Mercy and compassion

²⁰ These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

²¹ Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

²³ But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

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

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
ASV: And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
DARBY: and lo, a Canaanitish woman, coming out from those borders, cried [to him] saying, Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.
BLB: And behold, a Canaanite woman from those borders, having come out, was crying out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

ÅB: Og en kananittisk kvinne fra området kom og ropte: «Herre, Davids sønn! Ha nåde med meg! Datteren min plages av en ond ånd.»
OTB: En kanaaneisk kvinne fra det området kom til ham og ropte: "Herre, Davids sønn, ha barmhjertighet med meg! Min datter er hardt demonbesatt."
B1930: Og se, en kananeisk kvinne kom fra de landemerker og ropte: Herre, du Davids sønn! miskunn dig over mig! min datter plages ille av en ond ånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 9:27
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
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Mark 7:25–26
Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
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Matthew 17:15
“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
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Psalms 45:12
The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
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Psalms 4:1
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
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Luke 18:38–39
So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Ezekiel 3:6
not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
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Psalms 6:2
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
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