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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having gone forth from there, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And going away from there, Jesus withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After leaving there, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus left there, he withdrew to the area of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus left there, He withdrew to the area of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus left and went to the territory near the towns of Tyre and Sidon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus left that place and went off to the territory near the cities of Tyre and Sidon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After going out from there, Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the territories of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew into the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus having come forth from there, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having gone forth from there, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus, having gone forth from thence, withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And departing from there, Jesus withdrew into the areas of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus went from that place and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus went out from thence, and he came to the border of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But Yeshua went out from there and he came to the borders of Tsur and of Tsidon.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the regions of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus having come out thence, departed into the regions of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And going forth thence, Jesus retired into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Then Jesus went thence, and retir'd towards the district of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew into the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, going forth thence, Jesus withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the parts adjacent to Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/15-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4374" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">The Faith of the Canaanite Woman</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20</span>These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exelthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">Leaving</a> <a href="/greek/1564.htm" title="1564: ekeithen (Adv) -- Thence, from that place. From ekei; thence.">that place,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/402.htm" title="402: anechōrēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From ana and choreo; to retire.">withdrew</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3313.htm" title="3313: merē (N-ANP) -- A part, portion, share. From an obsolete but more primary form of meiromai; a division or share.">district</a> <a href="/greek/5184.htm" title="5184: Tyrou (N-GFS) -- Tyre, an ancient city, the capital of Phoenicia. Of Hebrew origin: Tyrus, a place in Palestine.">of Tyre</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4605.htm" title="4605: Sidōnos (N-GFS) -- Sidon, a great coast city of Phoenicia. Of Hebrew origin; Sidon, a place in Palestine.">Sidon.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">22</span>And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24</a></span><br />Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13</a></span><br />Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-8.htm">Mark 3:8</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-17.htm">Luke 6:17</a></span><br />Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-3.htm">John 4:3-4</a></span><br />He left Judea and returned to Galilee. / Now He had to pass through Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-38.htm">Acts 10:38</a></span><br />how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Matthew 10:5-6</a></span><br />These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. / Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-15.htm">Matthew 12:15</a></span><br />Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-1.htm">John 7:1</a></span><br />After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-12.htm">Isaiah 23:12</a></span><br />He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Ezekiel 26:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Jesus went there, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.</p><p class="hdg">and departed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24</a></b></br> And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know <i>it</i>: but he could not be hid.</p><p class="hdg">Tyre.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Matthew 10:5,6</a></b></br> These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into <i>any</i> city of the Samaritans enter ye not: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-23</a></b></br> Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-13.htm">Genesis 49:13</a></b></br> Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he <i>shall be</i> for an haven of ships; and his border <i>shall be</i> unto Zidon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/8-34.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/matthew/14-35.htm">Country</a> <a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/matthew/14-35.htm">District</a> <a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/15-16.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/14-22.htm">Leaving</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/matthew/14-35.htm">Region</a> <a href="/matthew/11-22.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm">Territories</a> <a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/matthew/11-22.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Vicinity</a> <a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Withdrew</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/matthew/15-39.htm">Country</a> <a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">District</a> <a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/15-23.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/20-29.htm">Leaving</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Region</a> <a href="/mark/3-8.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Territories</a> <a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/mark/3-8.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Vicinity</a> <a href="/matthew/19-1.htm">Withdrew</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees </a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">and other great multitudes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Leaving that place</b><br>This phrase indicates a transition in Jesus' ministry. Prior to this, Jesus was in the region of Galilee, engaging with the Pharisees and teaching the crowds. The departure signifies a shift in focus, possibly due to increasing opposition from religious leaders or a need for rest and retreat.<p><b>Jesus withdrew</b><br>The act of withdrawing suggests a deliberate movement away from the crowds and conflict. This is a recurring theme in Jesus' ministry, where He often seeks solitude or a quieter environment to teach His disciples or to pray. It reflects His humanity and need for rest, as well as strategic planning in His ministry.<p><b>to the district of Tyre and Sidon</b><br>Tyre and Sidon were ancient Phoenician cities located in what is now modern-day Lebanon. These cities were known for their wealth and commerce, and they were predominantly Gentile regions. The mention of these locations highlights Jesus' outreach beyond Jewish territories, foreshadowing the inclusion of Gentiles in the Gospel message. Historically, these cities had interactions with Israel, sometimes as allies and other times as adversaries. The choice of this region underscores the breaking of traditional Jewish boundaries and the universal scope of Jesus' mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is performing His ministry on earth. In this passage, He is withdrawing from a previous location to a new region.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre_and_sidon.htm">Tyre and Sidon</a></b><br>These are ancient Phoenician cities located in what is now modern-day Lebanon. They were known for their wealth and commerce but were also considered Gentile territories, which is significant in the context of Jesus' ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/withdrawal.htm">Withdrawal</a></b><br>This event marks a moment where Jesus intentionally moves away from a predominantly Jewish area to a Gentile region, which is significant for understanding His ministry's reach and the inclusivity of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_intentional_ministry.htm">Jesus' Intentional Ministry</a></b><br>Jesus' movement into Gentile territory demonstrates His intentional outreach beyond the Jewish people, emphasizing the universal scope of His mission.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_cultural_barriers.htm">Breaking Cultural Barriers</a></b><br>By entering Tyre and Sidon, Jesus challenges cultural and religious boundaries, teaching us the importance of reaching out to those who are different from us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">The Inclusivity of the Gospel</a></b><br>This passage foreshadows the Great Commission, where Jesus commands His disciples to make disciples of all nations, highlighting the Gospel's reach to all people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_solitude_for_ministry.htm">Seeking Solitude for Ministry</a></b><br>Jesus' withdrawal can also be seen as a model for seeking solitude and rest in preparation for ministry, reminding us of the importance of balance in our spiritual lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_call_a_woman_a_'dog'.htm">If Jesus was sinless, why did He call a Gentile woman a “dog” (Matthew 15:26)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_dogs_eating_crumbs.htm">Why did she mention dogs eating table crumbs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_call_the_woman_a_dog.htm">Why did Jesus refer to the Canaanite woman as a dog?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_were_thousands_fed_with_7_loaves.htm">How could thousands be fed with only seven loaves and a few fish, and what evidence supports this event (Matthew 15:34–38)? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">Into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.</span>--St. Mark (<a href="/mark/7-31.htm" title="And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came to the sea of Galilee, through the middle of the coasts of Decapolis.">Mark 7:31</a>) says (in the best MSS.) our Lord passed, after the miracle, "through Sidon," and so we have the one recorded exception to that self-imposed law of His ministry which kept Him within the limits of the land of Israel. To the disciples it might seem that He was simply withdrawing from conflict with the excited hostility of His Pharisee opponents. We may see a relation between the two acts not unlike that which afterwards connected the vision of Peter at Joppa with his entry into the house of Cornelius at Caesarea. He was showing in act, as before in word (<a href="/matthew/11-21.htm" title="Woe to you, Chorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.">Matthew 11:21</a>), that He regarded Tyre and Sidon as standing on the same level as Chorazin and Bethsaida. The dust of the heathen cities was not more defiling than that of Capernaum. The journey from Capernaum to Tyre was one which might be made in one long day of active walking.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 21-28.</span> - <span class="accented">Healing of the daughter of the Canaanitish woman.</span> (<a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24-30</a>.) <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Went thence.</span> Jesus left the place, probably Capernaum, where the above discourse had been held, and where it was no longer safe for him to remain. He had grievously offended the dominant party by his outspoken words concerning purity and defilement; therefore, to escape any premature violence, he <span class="cmt_word">departed</span> to a more secure quarter. <span class="cmt_word">Into the coasts</span> (<span class="greek_word">ta\ me/rh</span>, "the parts") <span class="cmt_word">of Tyre and Sidon.</span> The word "coasts" here, ver. 22, and elsewhere, does not mean "seacoasts," but "borders." The Authorized Version conveys a wrong impression by its use of the word. These two cities lay on the coast of Galilee, and had never been really conquered by the Israelites, though allotted to the tribe of Asher. There was no very exact limitation of territory between Phoenician (of which they were the capitals) and Jewish land, but there was a great moral distinction. The Phoenicians were sunk in the grossest idolatry; the worship of Baal and Ashtaroth reigned among them with all its depravity and pollution. Whether our Lord actually entered this district, or only approached its confines, is a matter of dispute. The language in the two extant accounts is ambiguous, and might be taken to imply either proceeding. But we cannot suppose that Christ betook himself to the close neighbourhood of those evil towns. His injunction to the apostles, when he sent them on their missionary tour, to abstain from going into any way of the Gentiles or entering any Samaritan city (<a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Matthew 10:5</a>), and his own declaration which shortly follows, that he was sent to the house of Israel, alike preclude the idea that he ever passed beyond the boundaries of the Holy Land. The woman, too, who appealed to him is said to have "come out away from those borders" - an expression which could hardly have been used if Christ had at this time been within them. And that he did no mighty work in these Phoenician cities may be gathered from his denunciation of Chorazin and Bethsaida for not showing the appreciation of his power and mercy which these centres of heathendom would have exhibited had they been equally favoured (see <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21</a>; <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13</a>). If, as Chrysostom suggests, Jesus, by going to these partly Gentile districts, wished to give a practical commentary on the abrogation of the distinction between clean and unclean (breaking down the wall of partition between Jew and Gentile), this lesson was given equally well by the acceptance and commendation of the Gentile woman's faith, even though Christ himself was outside of pagan territory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/15-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Leaving</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξελθὼν</span> <span class="translit">(exelthōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that place,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκεῖθεν</span> <span class="translit">(ekeithen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1564.htm">Strong's 1564: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thence, from that place. From ekei; thence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">withdrew</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνεχώρησεν</span> <span class="translit">(anechōrēsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_402.htm">Strong's 402: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ana and choreo; to retire.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰ</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">district</span><br /><span class="grk">μέρη</span> <span class="translit">(merē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3313.htm">Strong's 3313: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part, portion, share. From an obsolete but more primary form of meiromai; a division or share.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Tyre</span><br /><span class="grk">Τύρου</span> <span class="translit">(Tyrou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5184.htm">Strong's 5184: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tyre, an ancient city, the capital of Phoenicia. Of Hebrew origin: Tyrus, a place in Palestine.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sidon.</span><br /><span class="grk">Σιδῶνος</span> <span class="translit">(Sidōnos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sidon, a great coast city of Phoenicia. 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