Matthew 15:21-38

English Standard Version

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman

^21 (A)And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And behold, ^(B)a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, ^(C)“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” ²³ But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, ^(D)“Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” ²⁴ He answered, ^(E)“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ²⁵ But she came and ^(F)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” ²⁶ And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and ^(G)throw it to the dogs.” ²⁷ She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat ^(H)the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” ²⁸ Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, ^(I)great is your faith! ^(J)Be it done for you as you desire.” ^(K)And her daughter was ^(L)healed instantly.^[a]

Jesus Heals Many

^29 (M)Jesus went on from there and walked ^(N)beside the Sea of Galilee. And he ^(O)went up on the mountain and sat down there. ³⁰ And great crowds came to him, bringing with them ^(P)the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, ^31 (Q)so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, ^(R)the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And ^(S)they glorified ^(T)the God of Israel.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

^32 (U)Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ^(V)“I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” ³³ And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?” ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, ^(W)“Seven, and a few small fish.” ³⁵ And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, ³⁶ he took the seven loaves and the fish, and ^(X)having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ³⁷ And ^(Y)they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. ³⁸ Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.