Matthew 15:23

Good News Translation

But Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples came to him and begged him, “Send her away! She is following us and making all this noise!”

Cross References

Genesis 42:7

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as if he did not know them. He asked them harshly, “Where do you come from?” “We have come from Canaan to buy food,” they answered.

Psalm 28:1

O Lord, my defender, I call to you. Listen to my cry! If you do not answer me, I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.

Lamentations 3:8

I cry aloud for help, but God refuses to listen;

Matthew 14:15

That evening his disciples came to him and said, “It is already very late, and this is a lonely place. Send the people away and let them go to the villages to buy food for themselves.”

Matthew 15:22

A Canaanite woman who lived in that region came to him. “Son of David!” she cried out. “Have mercy on me, sir! My daughter has a demon and is in a terrible condition.”

Matthew 15:24

Then Jesus replied, “I have been sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.”

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past forty years, sending hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to do and whether you would obey his commands.