New English Translation
Matthew 15:28
28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.
- 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.
Context of Matthew 15:28
26“It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” he said. 27“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you.” And her daughter was healed from that hour. 29When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down. 30Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid 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 13:15Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face!
- Job 23:10But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.
- Lamentations 3:32Though he causes us grief, he then has compassion on us according to the abundance of his loyal kindness.
- Matthew 8:10When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, “I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!
- Matthew 14:31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
- Luke 17:5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
- Romans 4:19Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.
- Matthew 8:13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you.” And the servant was healed at that hour.
- Matthew 9:29Then he touched their eyes saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.”
- Psalms 145:19He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.
- Mark 5:34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
- Mark 7:29Then he said to her, “Because you said this, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
- Mark 9:23Then Jesus said to him, “‘If you are able?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.”
- Luke 7:9When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him, “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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