Matthew 15:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:21-28

Great faith. So the faith of the Syro-Phoenician woman is described by the Lord. The elements of that great faith are evident in the narrative. I. GREAT FAITH IS CLEAR SIGHTED . 1 . In the discernment of evil. 2 . In the discernment of the cure. II. GREAT FAITH IS HUMBLE . 1 . In conduct. 2 . In temper. III. GREAT FAITH IS EARNEST . 1 . It will not miss an opportunity. 2 . Its heart is in its cause. IV. GREAT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:23

Answered her not a word. The woman made no specific request; she had not brought the sufferer with her, and entreated Christ to exorcise the evil influence; she did not urge him to go to her house, and by his gracious presence work a cure. Simply she tells her affliction, and lets the woeful tale plead for itself. But there was no response. The Merciful is obdurate; the Physician withholds his aid; in the face of misery, to the voice of entreaty, the Lord is silent. It is the discipline of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 15:21-28

This narrative is also found in Mark 7:24-30.The coasts of Tyre and Sidon - These cities were on the seacoast or shore of the Mediterranean. See the notes at Matthew 11:21. Jesus went there for the purpose of concealment Mark 7:24, perhaps still to avoid Herod.Matthew 15:22A woman of Canaan - This woman is called, also, a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, Mark 7:26In ancient times, the whole land, including Tyre and Sidon, was in the possession of the Canaanites, and called Canaan. The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 15:21-28

Matthew 15:21-28. Jesus departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon Not to those cities which were to have no share in his mighty works, Matthew 11:21-22; but into that part of the land of Israel which bordered on their coast. And behold a woman of Canaan Or, a Syrophœnician, as she is called, Mark 7:26; Canaan being also called Syrophœnicia, as lying between Syria, properly so called, and Phœnicia, by the sea-side. Came, and cried unto him From afar; Have mercy on me, thou son of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:21-28

FURTHER WORK IN THE NORTH70. In Tyre and Sidon (Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30)To get some peace and quiet away from the crowds, Jesus and his disciples went out of Palestine to the Gentile towns of Tyre and Sidon on the Phoenician coast (Matthew 15:21; Mark 7:24). When a woman of that area asked Jesus to drive a demon out of her daughter, he tested the genuineness of her faith before helping her. At first he did not answer; but the woman persisted (Matthew 15:22-23).Jesus then told the woman... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 15:23

But, &c. Because a Gentile had no claim on the Son of David. Figure of speech Accismus. App-6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 15:23

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.The true understanding of this entire difficult incident depends upon understanding the antecedent attitude of the apostles. THEY, not Jesus, were the ones who had no feeling for this woman of another race. They detested this foreigner and sharply requested Jesus to get rid of her. They knew of Jesus' great power and of the thousands he had healed, yet they did not want her to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 15:23

Matthew 15:23. But he answered her not a word— Jesus did not seem to regard the woman, intending that the greatness of her faith should be made to appear; an end, highly worthy of the wisdom of Jesus; because it not only justified his conduct in working a miracle for a heathen, but was a sharp rebuke to the Jews for their infidelity. In the mean time his disciples, being ignorant of his design, were uneasy at the woman's importunity, thinking, that issue was permitted to follow them, they... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 15:23

23. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us—(Also see on :-.) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 15:21-28

5. The withdrawal to Tyre and Sidon 15:21-28 (cf. Mark 7:24-30)As previously, opposition led Jesus to withdraw to train His disciples (cf. Matthew 14:13-33). However, this time He did not just withdraw from Galilee but from Jewish territory altogether. The response of the Canaanite woman in this story to Jesus contrasts with that of the Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes in the preceding pericope. She was a Gentile with no pretensions about knowing the law, but she came to Jesus in humble belief... read more