Matthew 15:22 NIV

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 15:22

Behold . The word marks the sudden and unexpected character of the incident. A woman of Canaan. She belonged to the accursed race of Canaan, the ancient inhabitants of the land, doomed, indeed, to destruction, but never thoroughly extirpated. St. Mark calls her "a Greek," i.e. a Gentile, and "a Syro-Phoenician," which explains her proper nationality. Out of the same coasts. Some join these words with "a woman;" but came out would still imply that she left her own territory to meet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:22

A claim on God's mercy. "Have mercy on me." The woman was wiser than she knew. She could bring no claim; as a foreigner she had no sort of right to our Lord's help. She made no pretence of having any claim, save the claim which every sufferer and every sinner may have on God's mercy. But that is the best of all claims; the one to which response is always assured. The sufferer and the sinner may fully hope in God's mercy. I. THE CLAIM OF THE SUFFERER ON GOD 'S MERCY .... 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 15:22

out of = from. Greek. apo. the same = those. coasts = borders. Have mercy = Pity Son Of David. The fourth of nine occurrences of this title ( App-98 ). The woman (a "dog" of the Gentiles) had no claim on the "Son of David". Hence the silence of the Lord. grievously = miserably. vexed with a devil = possessed by a demon; Greek. daimonizomai. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 15:22

And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from the borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.Even the remotest parts of ancient Palestine knew of the wondrous power of Jesus, as witnessed by the prayer of this woman of a strange and distant city. Also, the proper designation of Jesus as the Messiah in the term "thou Son of David" was also known to her; and her use of the expression shows how widely the conviction... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 15:21-22

Matthew 15:21-22. Then Jesus went thence— It may easily be believed, that the Pharisees were highly offended at the liberty which Jesus took in the preceding discourse; for he had plucked off from them the mask wherewith they had covered their deformity, and rendered themselves so venerable in the eyes of the people. Accordingly, their plots being laid against his reputation and life, he judged it proper to retire to the remote regions which lay between the cities of Tyre and Sidon, proposing... 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:22

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

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:21-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 15:22

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 15:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 15:21-22

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

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