New King James Version
Matthew 15:25
25Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
Matthew 15:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
- New International Version (NIV)The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me."
- New Living Translation (NLT)But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, “Lord, help me!”
Context of Matthew 15:25
23But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” 24But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” 27And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
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Ἡ δὲ ἐλθοῦσα προσεκύνει αὐτῷ λέγουσα· κύριε, βοήθει μοι.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 15:25
- Matthew 20:31Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!”
- Genesis 32:26And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!”
- Hosea 12:4Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us—
- Luke 11:8I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
- Luke 18:1Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,
- Matthew 14:33Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
- Mark 9:22And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
Commentaries on Matthew 15:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Lord, help me - Let me also share in the deliverance afforded to Israel.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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me--(Also see on Mr 7:26.) For the exposition, see on Mr 7:31; Mr 8:10.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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