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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div 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 />The woman came and knelt before him. &#8220Lord, help me!&#8221 she said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, “Lord, help me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having come, she was worshiping Him saying, "Lord, help me!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But she came and <i>began</i> to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, &#8220Lord, help me!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But she came and <i>began</i> to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But she came and was bowing down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But she came and <i>began</i> to kneel down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But she came, knelt before him, and said, “Lord, help me! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But she came, knelt before Him, and said, &#8220Lord, help me!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The woman came closer. Then she knelt down and begged, "Please help me, Lord!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She came to him, bowed down, and said, "Lord, help me!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At this the woman came and fell at his feet. "Help me, sir!" she said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then she came and fell down before him, saying, "Lord, help me!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman came and knelt before Him. ?Lord, help me!? she said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But she came and bowed down before him and said, "Lord, help me!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then came she and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And having come, she was worshiping Him, saying, “Lord, help me”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having come, she was worshiping Him saying, "Lord, help me!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And having come, she was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, help me;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she, having come, worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But she approached and adored him, saying, “Lord, help me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But the woman came and did him homage, saying, “Lord, help me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But she came and worshipped him, and said, My Lord, help me.<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 she came and worshiped him and she said, “My Lord, help me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But she came and did him homage, saying: Lord, help me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And having come she continued to worship Him, saying, Lord, assist me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then she came, and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />however she advanc'd, and throwing her self at his feet, cried, O Lord, assist me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But she, coming, was worshiping Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />However, she came and worshipped Him, saying, Lord help me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/15-25.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=4407" 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">24</span>He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthousa (V-APA-NFS) -- To come, go. ">The woman came</a> <a href="/greek/4352.htm" title="4352: prosekynei (V-IIA-3S) -- From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.">and knelt before</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him.</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">“Lord,</a> <a href="/greek/997.htm" title="997: boēthei (V-PMA-2S) -- To come to the rescue of, come to help, help. From boethos; to aid or relieve.">help</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me!”</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legousa (V-PPA-NFS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">she said.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">26</span>But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”…<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="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2</a></span><br />Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-25.htm">Mark 7:25-26</a></span><br />Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18</a></span><br />While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-20.htm">Matthew 20:20</a></span><br />Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-41.htm">Luke 8:41</a></span><br />Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-32.htm">John 11:32</a></span><br />When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-33.htm">Matthew 14:33</a></span><br />Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-22.htm">Mark 5:22-23</a></span><br />A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet / and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-15.htm">Luke 17:15-16</a></span><br />When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice. / He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-47.htm">John 4:47</a></span><br />When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">2 Kings 4:27</a></span><br />When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-37.htm">2 Kings 4:37</a></span><br />She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm">1 Samuel 1:10-11</a></span><br />In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears. / And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-20.htm">1 Kings 17:20-21</a></span><br />Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?” / Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-27.htm">Genesis 18:27</a></span><br />Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.</p><p class="hdg">came.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/20-31.htm">Matthew 20:31</a></b></br> And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, <i>thou</i> Son of David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Genesis 32:26</a></b></br> And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Hosea 12:4</a></b></br> Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him <i>in</i> Bethel, and there he spake with us;</p><p class="hdg">worshipped.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/14-33.htm">Matthew 14:33</a></b></br> Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.</p><p class="hdg">Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/9-22.htm">Mark 9:22,24</a></b></br> And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/14-33.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Bowing</a> <a href="/matthew/14-36.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/matthew/10-14.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/matthew/15-5.htm">Help</a> <a href="/matthew/9-21.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/matthew/14-33.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Knelt</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/matthew/13-48.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/matthew/15-9.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/matthew/14-33.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/matthew/14-33.htm">Worshipped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/4-7.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/matthew/18-26.htm">Bowing</a> <a href="/matthew/18-26.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Help</a> <a href="/mark/4-28.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/matthew/18-26.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/matthew/17-14.htm">Knelt</a> <a href="/matthew/15-27.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/matthew/18-30.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/matthew/20-20.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/matthew/18-26.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/matthew/18-26.htm">Worshipped</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>The woman came and knelt before Him.</b><br>This phrase highlights the humility and desperation of the Canaanite woman. In the cultural context of the time, a woman approaching a Jewish rabbi, especially a Gentile woman, was unusual and bold. Her act of kneeling signifies reverence and submission, recognizing Jesus' authority and power. This gesture is reminiscent of other biblical instances where individuals knelt before Jesus, acknowledging His divine nature (e.g., <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2</a>, where a leper kneels before Jesus). The act of kneeling is also a physical expression of worship and supplication, indicating her faith in Jesus' ability to heal her daughter.<p><b>“Lord, help me!” she said.</b><br>The use of "Lord" by the woman is significant, as it denotes respect and recognition of Jesus' authority. In the New Testament, the term "Lord" is often used to address Jesus, acknowledging His divine status (e.g., <a href="/philippians/2-11.htm">Philippians 2:11</a>). Her plea, "help me," is a direct and heartfelt request, reflecting her desperation and faith. This cry for help is a common theme in the Psalms, where the psalmists often call upon the Lord in times of distress (e.g., <a href="/psalms/30-10.htm">Psalm 30:10</a>). The woman's plea is a model of persistent faith, as she continues to seek Jesus' intervention despite initial discouragement. Her faith is later commended by Jesus, illustrating the importance of perseverance in prayer and trust in God's mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_canaanite_woman.htm">The Canaanite Woman</a></b><br>A Gentile woman from the region of Tyre and Sidon who approaches Jesus with a desperate plea for her demon-possessed daughter.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, the Messiah, who is approached by the Canaanite woman for help.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who are present during this encounter and initially suggest sending the woman away.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre_and_sidon.htm">Tyre and Sidon</a></b><br>Regions known for their Gentile populations, indicating the woman's non-Jewish background.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_daughter.htm">The Daughter</a></b><br>The afflicted child of the Canaanite woman, suffering from demon possession.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_beyond_boundaries.htm">Faith Beyond Boundaries</a></b><br>The Canaanite woman's faith transcends cultural and religious barriers, demonstrating that true faith is recognized by God regardless of background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/persistence_in_prayer.htm">Persistence in Prayer</a></b><br>Her persistence in seeking Jesus' help is a model for believers to continue in prayer, even when initial responses seem discouraging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>By kneeling and addressing Jesus as "Lord," the woman exemplifies humility, acknowledging His authority and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_compassion.htm">Jesus' Compassion</a></b><br>Despite initial silence, Jesus ultimately responds to the woman's faith, showing His compassion and willingness to help those who earnestly seek Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">Inclusivity of the Gospel</a></b><br>This encounter foreshadows the inclusion of Gentiles in the salvation plan, a theme that is central to the New Testament.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Then came she and worshipped him.</span>--The word implies the act of prostrate homage. She had apparently stood apart during the conversation between the Prophet and His disciples, and now came again, renewing her passionate entreaty.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Came she and worshipped him.</span> Meantime, as we learn from St. Mark, Jesus had left the street and entered into a house. The woman, nothing daunted by her rebuff and the disregard with which her appeal was received, followed him persistently, and, growing bolder in her importunity, fell as a suppliant at his feet. While he still seemed to repulse her, she was learning fresh faith and hope. <span class="cmt_word">Lord, help me.</span> She does not now call him "Son of David." She begins to feel that she has little claim upon him as the Jewish Messiah; she appeals rather to his mercy and his power. Still, she identifies herself, as at first, with her daughter; the only boon she wants for herself is her child's relief. "For she indeed (my daughter) is insensible of her disease, but it is I that suffer her innumerable woes; my disease is with consciousness, my madness with perception of itself" (St. Chrysostom, 'Hom. 52 in S. Matt.'). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/15-25.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">[The woman] came</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλθοῦσα</span> <span class="translit">(elthousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] knelt before</span><br /><span class="grk">προσεκύνει</span> <span class="translit">(prosekynei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4352.htm">Strong's 4352: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Lord,</span><br /><span class="grk">Κύριε</span> <span class="translit">(Kyrie)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">help</span><br /><span class="grk">βοήθει</span> <span class="translit">(boēthei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_997.htm">Strong's 997: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come to the rescue of, come to help, help. From boethos; to aid or relieve.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me!”</span><br /><span class="grk">μοι</span> <span class="translit">(moi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she said.</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγουσα</span> <span class="translit">(legousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/15-25.htm">Matthew 15:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/15-25.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 15:25 But she came and worshiped him saying (Matt. 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