Matthew 15:23

New English Translation

But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, “Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”

Cross References

Genesis 42:7

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, “Where do you come from?” They answered, “From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”

Psalm 28:1

To you, O Lord, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.

Lamentations 3:8

Also, when I cry out desperately for help, he has shut out my prayer.

Matthew 14:15

When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying, “This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Matthew 15:22

A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!”

Matthew 15:24

So he answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.