Matthew 15:21

Matthew 15:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
• New International Version (NIV)Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Context of Matthew 15:21

19Evil thoughts, murder, adultery, ⌞other⌟ sexual sins, stealing, lying, and cursing come from within. 20These are the things that make a person unclean. But eating without washing one’s hands doesn’t make a person unclean.” Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22A Canaanite woman from that territory came ⌞to him⌟ and began to shout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23But he did not answer her at all. Then his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away. She keeps shouting behind us.”

Matthew 15:21 word by word

Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἐκεῖθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• thenceἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564
• and departedἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the coastsμέροςmeros · partG3313
• of TyreΤύροςTuros · TyreG5184
• SidonΣιδώνSidōn · SidonG4605

Cross-references for Matthew 15:21

• Mark 7:24Jesus left that place and went to the territory of Tyre. He didn’t want anyone to know that he was staying in a house there. However, it couldn’t be kept a secret.
• Matthew 10:5Jesus sent these twelve out with the following instructions: “Don’t go among people who are not Jewish or into any Samaritan city.
• Matthew 11:21“How horrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How horrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! If the miracles worked in you had been worked in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed the way they thought and acted long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
• Genesis 49:13“Zebulun will live by the coast. He will have ships by the coast. His border will go as far as Sidon.
• Joshua 11:8The Lord handed them over to Israel, and the Israelites defeated them. The Israelites chased them as far as Great Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the valley of Mizpah in the east. There were no survivors.
• Joshua 13:6I will force out of the way of the people of Israel everyone who lives in the mountains from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim and all the people of Sidon. However, you must distribute the land as an inheritance to Israel by drawing lots, as I commanded you.
• Joshua 19:28Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Great Sidon.
• Judges 1:31The tribe of Asher did not force out those who lived at Acco or Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob.

Commentaries on Matthew 15:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon - , towards the coasts or confines. It is not clear that our Lord ever left the land of the Hebrews; he was, as the apostle observes, Romans 15:8, the minister of the circumcision according to the truth of God. Tyre and Sidon are usually joined together, principally because they are but a few miles distant from each other.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

Topics related to Matthew 15:21

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sidon
• Syro-Phoenician
• Tyre

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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