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Matthew 15:23

PrayerPatience

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

22 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.”

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.”

25 The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

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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.

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BSB
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
KJV
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
WEB
But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
ASV
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
DARBY
But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came to [him] and asked him, saying, Dismiss her, for she cries after us.
BLB
But He did not answer her a word. And having come, His disciples were imploring Him, saying, “Dismiss her, because she cries out after us.”
ÅB
Men han svarte henne ikke et ord. Da kom disiplene hans til ham og ba ham: «Send henne bort! For hun roper etter oss.»
OTB
Men Jesus svarte henne ikke et ord. Så kom disiplene hans til ham og ba: "Send henne bort, for hun roper etter oss."
B1930
Men han svarte henne ikke et ord. Da gikk hans disipler til ham og bad ham og sa: Skill dig av med henne! for hun roper efter oss.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 14:15

    When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

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  • Genesis 42:7

    And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”

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  • Psalms 28:1

    To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.

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  • Lamentations 3:8

    Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.

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  • Mark 10:47–48

    When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

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  • Deuteronomy 8:2

    Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

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