matthew-15:27-16:26

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 15:27

And she said, Truth, Lord; or better, but she said, Yea, Lord (Revised Version). Christ's answer might have seemed the climax of rejection, and to have at once closed the matter forever. But her love for her daughter, and her growing faith in Jesus, overcame all seeming hindrances. With a woman's ready wit, quickened by urgency and affection, she seizes the opportunity, and turns Christ's own words against himself. Thou sayest truth, she means; the Jews are the children; we are the dogs;... 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 15:27

Truth = Yea. yet = for even: assenting to the Lord's words, while using them as an additional ground of her plea. crumbs = scraps. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 15:27

But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table.Christ, at that very moment, was a fugitive from his own race and nation; and the wondrous faith and humility of that foreign woman of Canaan thus brought into sharpest focus the contrast with the bigots in Jerusalem who, even then, were planning to murder the Lord. There is a play on words in the woman's reply. Christ used the word "dogs"; but the woman came back with another word (also translated... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 15:27

Matthew 15:27. And she said, Truth, Lord— Ναι, Κυριε : which is sometimes used as a form of assenting, and sometimes of intreating. "I acknowledge, Lord, the truth and justice of what thou hast said; nevertheless let me have such kindness as the dogs of any family enjoy: from the plenty of miraculous cures which thou bestowest on the Jews, drop the offal of this one to me, who am a poor distressed heathen; for by it they will suffer no greater loss than the children of a family do by the crumbs... 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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 15:27

In her reply the woman said, "for even," not "but even" (Gr. kai gar). This is an important distinction because she did not challenge what Jesus had said. She acknowledged the truthfulness of what He said and then appealed to Him on the basis of its implications. Her words reveal great faith and spiritual wisdom. She did not ask for help because her case made her an exception or because she believed she had a right to Jesus’ help. She did not argue about God’s justice in seeking the Jews first.... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 15:27

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 15:27

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 15:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 15:27

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 15:27

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