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The Faith of the Canaanite Woman

Matthew 15:23

In 9 translations

BSB
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
KJV
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
WEB
But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
ASV
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
LSV
And He did not answer her a word; and His disciples having come to Him, were asking Him, saying, “Let her away, because she cries after us”;
YLT
And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying — 'Let her away, because she crieth after us;'
DBY
But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came to [him] and asked him, saying, Dismiss her, for she cries after us.
DRC
Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us:
GNV
But hee answered her not a worde. Then came to him his disciples, and besought him, saying, Sende her away, for she crieth after vs.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἠρώτουν: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἠρώτων.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἠρώτουν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἠρώτουν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἠρώτων.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον. καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠρώτουν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· Ἀπόλυσον αὐτήν, ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν.
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον. Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠρώτων αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Ἀπόλυσον αὐτήν, ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον. Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠρώτων αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Ἀπόλυσον αὐτήν, ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν.
SCR1894
ο δε ουκ απεκριθη αυτη λογον και προσελθοντες οι μαθηται αυτου ηρωτων αυτον λεγοντες απολυσον αυτην οτι κραζει οπισθεν ημων

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◆ Healing Canaanite Daughter

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 14:15When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
  • Genesis 42:7And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
  • Psalms 28:1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
  • Mark 10:47–48When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  • Lamentations 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
  • Deuteronomy 8:2Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

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