Matthew 15:21-39
Matthew 15.21-39
A Woman's Faith
Jesus left and went to the territory near the cities of Tyre and
Sidon. Suddenly a Canaanite woman from there came out shouting, "Lord
and Son of David, have pity on me! My daughter is full of demons."
Jesus did not say a word. But the woman kept following along and
shouting, so his disciples came up and asked him to send her away.
Jesus said, "I was sent only to the people of Israel! They are like a
flock of lost sheep." The woman came closer. Then she knelt down and
begged, "Please help me, Lord!"
Jesus replied, "It isn't right to take food away from children and
feed it to dogs." "Lord, that's true," the woman said, "but even dogs
get the crumbs that fall from their owner's table." Jesus answered,
"Dear woman, you really do have a lot of faith, and you will be given
what you want." At that moment her daughter was healed.
Jesus Heals Many People
From there, Jesus went along Lake Galilee. Then he climbed a hill and
sat down. Large crowds came and brought many people who were crippled
or blind or lame or unable to talk. They placed them, and many others,
in front of Jesus, and he healed them all. Everyone was amazed at
what they saw and heard. People who had never spoken could now speak.
The lame were healed, the crippled could walk, and the blind were able
to see. Everyone was praising the God of Israel.
Jesus Feeds Four Thousand
Jesus called his disciples together and told them, "I feel sorry for
these people. They have been with me for three days, and they don't
have anything to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry. They
might faint on their way home." His disciples said, "This place is
like a desert. Where can we find enough food to feed such a crowd?"
Jesus asked them how much food they had. They replied, "Seven small
loaves of bread and a few little fish." After Jesus had told the
people to sit down, he took the seven loaves of bread and the fish
and gave thanks. He then broke them and handed them to his disciples,
who passed them around to the crowds. Everyone ate all they wanted,
and the leftovers filled seven large baskets.
There were four thousand men who ate, not counting the women and
children. After Jesus had sent the crowds away, he got into a boat and
sailed across the lake. He came to shore near the town of Magadan.
God bless you.
A Woman's Faith
Jesus left and went to the territory near the cities of Tyre and
Sidon. Suddenly a Canaanite woman from there came out shouting, "Lord
and Son of David, have pity on me! My daughter is full of demons."
Jesus did not say a word. But the woman kept following along and
shouting, so his disciples came up and asked him to send her away.
Jesus said, "I was sent only to the people of Israel! They are like a
flock of lost sheep." The woman came closer. Then she knelt down and
begged, "Please help me, Lord!"
Jesus replied, "It isn't right to take food away from children and
feed it to dogs." "Lord, that's true," the woman said, "but even dogs
get the crumbs that fall from their owner's table." Jesus answered,
"Dear woman, you really do have a lot of faith, and you will be given
what you want." At that moment her daughter was healed.
Jesus Heals Many People
From there, Jesus went along Lake Galilee. Then he climbed a hill and
sat down. Large crowds came and brought many people who were crippled
or blind or lame or unable to talk. They placed them, and many others,
in front of Jesus, and he healed them all. Everyone was amazed at
what they saw and heard. People who had never spoken could now speak.
The lame were healed, the crippled could walk, and the blind were able
to see. Everyone was praising the God of Israel.
Jesus Feeds Four Thousand
Jesus called his disciples together and told them, "I feel sorry for
these people. They have been with me for three days, and they don't
have anything to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry. They
might faint on their way home." His disciples said, "This place is
like a desert. Where can we find enough food to feed such a crowd?"
Jesus asked them how much food they had. They replied, "Seven small
loaves of bread and a few little fish." After Jesus had told the
people to sit down, he took the seven loaves of bread and the fish
and gave thanks. He then broke them and handed them to his disciples,
who passed them around to the crowds. Everyone ate all they wanted,
and the leftovers filled seven large baskets.
There were four thousand men who ate, not counting the women and
children. After Jesus had sent the crowds away, he got into a boat and
sailed across the lake. He came to shore near the town of Magadan.
God bless you.
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