Matthew 15:21–39

A Canaanite Woman’s Great Faith

²¹And departing from there, Jesus went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. ²²And behold, a Canaanite woman from that district came and cried out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!” ²³But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up and^* asked him, saying, “Send her away, because she is crying out after us!” ²⁴But he answered and^* said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ²⁵But she came and^* knelt down before him, saying, “Lord, help me!” ²⁶And he answered and^* said, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it^* to the dogs!” ²⁷So she said, “Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” ²⁸Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you want.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Many Others Healed in Galilee

²⁹And departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up on the mountain and^* was sitting there. ³⁰And large crowds came to him, having with them the mute, blind, lame, crippled,ⁱ and many others, and they put them down at his feet, and he healed them. ³¹So then the crowd was astonished when they^* saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

The Feeding of Four Thousand

³²And Jesus summoned his disciples and^* said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way.” ³³And the disciples said to him, “Where in this desolate place can we get^j so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?” ³⁴And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” So they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.” ³⁵And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, ³⁶he took the seven loaves and the fish and after he^* had given thanks, he broke them^* and began giving^k them^* to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ³⁷And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. ³⁸Now those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children. ³⁹And after he^* sent away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.