MATTHEW 15 21-39

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21 - After this Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely oppressed by a demon!” 23 But he didn’t answer her a word. And his disciples said, “Send her away, for she is following after us.” 24 He answered them, “I am only sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” {Always teaching. Living parables.} 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It’s not right to give the children's bread to the little puppies [kunarion - little dog, puppy].” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the puppies eat the crumbs that fall from the masters' table.” 28 Then Jesus said, “Oh woman, great is your faith! It will be done for you as you have asked.” And her daughter was instantly well.

     29 Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain {hillside} and sat down. 30 And great crowds came from all over, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and put them at his feet, and he healed them all.

     31 And the people marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled walking, the lame made whole, and the blind seeing. And the God of Israel was glorified [doksázō - from dóksa - glory, glorify, literally - to ascribe weight by recognizing the genuine substance and value].

     32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I am concerned for the people. They’ve been with us now for three days and they don’t have any food. And I don’t want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on their way.” 33 And the disciples said, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a remote place to feed so great a crowd?” 34 And Jesus said, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35 And directing the people to sit down, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples. And the disciples gave them to the crowds. {Another living parable.} 37 And everyone ate and was 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. 39 Then, after sending the people on their way, they went by boat to the region of Magadan.

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