English Standard Version
Matthew 15:28
28Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.
Matthew 15:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed.
Context of Matthew 15:28
26And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." 27She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly. 29Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there. 30And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,
Read all of Matthew 15Matthew 15:28 word by word
Τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ· ὦ γύναι, μεγάλη σου ἡ πίστις· γενηθήτω σοι ὡς θέλεις. καὶ ἰάθη ἡ θυγάτηρ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ τῆς ὥρας ἐκείνης.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Oὦō · oh!G5599
- womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
- greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- thyσύsu · youG4771
- faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
- be itγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- even asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- thou wiltθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- daughterθυγάτηρthugatēr · daughterG2364
- was made wholeἰάομαιiaomai · to healG2390
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- that veryἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
Cross-references for Matthew 15:28
- Job 13:15Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face.
- Job 23:10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
- Lamentations 3:32but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
- Matthew 8:10When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.
- Matthew 14:31Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: 'I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,' but now the Lord declares: 'Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
- Luke 17:5The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
- Romans 4:19He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
- Matthew 8:13And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; let it be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.
- Matthew 9:29Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."
- Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
- Mark 5:34And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease."
- Mark 7:29And he said to her, "For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter."
- Mark 9:23And Jesus said to him, "'If you can'! All things are possible for one who believes."
- Luke 7:9When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith."
Commentaries on Matthew 15:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28O woman, great is thy faith - The hinderances thrown in this woman's way only tended to increase her faith. Her faith resembles a river, which becomes enlarged by the dykes opposed to it, till at last it sweeps them entirely away with it. Her daughter was made whole - Persevering faith and prayer are next to omnipotent. No person can thus pray and believe, without receiving all his soul requires. This is one of the finest lessons in the book of God for a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-28Verses 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 15:22 A woman of Canaan - This woman is called, also, a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, Mark 7:26 In ancient times, the whole land, including Tyre and Sidon, was in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 The dark corners of the country, the most remote, shall share Christ's influences; afterwards the ends of the earth shall see his salvation. The distress and trouble of her family brought a woman to Christ; and though it is need that drives us to Christ, yet we shall not therefore be driven from him. She did not limit Christ to any particular instance of mercy, but mercy, mercy, is what she begged for: she pleads not merit, but depends upon…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-28This encounter brings up another debated issue. It is about whether Gentiles (non-Jews) can share in the kingdom of the Messiah (see Matthew 8:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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