Matthew 15

Treated in 19 passages across the library.

  • 15:22 And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. 4
  • 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour. 4
  • 15:26 And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs. 3
  • 15:27 But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 3
  • 15:16 And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding? 2
  • 15:19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings: 2
  • 15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 2
  • 15:13 But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. 1
  • 15:21 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon. 1
  • 15:24 But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 1
  • 15:25 But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 1
  • 15:31 insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel. 1
  • 15:32 And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way. 1

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  1. Godliness · Catherine Booth

    Love cites Matthew 15:13

    … right. No, no! “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.” (Matthew 15:13, ESV) If you want this divine love, you must break up the fallow ground of your heart and…

  2. Godliness · Catherine Booth

    Love and Rebuke cites Matthew 15:16

    …nd this by now." On another occasion He said: “Are you also still without understanding?” Matthew 15:16 And again: “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your…

  3. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    August cites Mat 15:16

    …. August 15 WHAT IS RELIGION? “And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?” -- Mat 15:16. IN THIS chapter our Lord teaches that true Religion is certainly not a matter of eating …

  4. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

    Of chanting, or singing of psalms in our private devotions. Of the excellency and benefit of this kind of devotion. Of the great effects it hath upon our hearts. Of the means of performing it in the best manner cites Matt. xv. 19

    …for, as our blessed Lord saith, "Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders," etc., [Matt. xv. 19] so it is equally true, that out of the heart proceed holy joys, thanksgiving, and praise…

  5. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Matt 15: 19

    …: 23. Every one has a tempter in his own bosom. ‘Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts.’ Matt 15: 19. Thinking of sin makes way for the act of sin. Suppress the first risings of sin in your …

  6. Divine Healing · Andrew Murray

    Persevering Prayer cites Matt. 15:22

    …nitish woman, to the prayer of the “widow,” to that of the friend who knocks at midnight (Matt. 15:22; Luke 18: 3; 11: 5). Without regarding either change or answer, the faith which is ground…

  7. Divine Healing · Andrew Murray

    Fervent and Effectual Prayer cites Matt. 15:22

    …nswer to the prayer (Dan. 10:12, 13). It may be also that our faith needs to be purified (Matt. 15:22—28). Whatever it may be, our faith is called to persevere until the answer comes. He who …

  8. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VIII. Nothing can certainly be determined concerning the nature of the affections, by this, that comforts and joys seem to follow awakenings and convictions of conscience, in a certain order cites Matt. 15:22

    …orthy to be called a dog; and then he showed her mercy, and received her as a dear child, Matt. 15:22, &c. The Apostle Paul, before a remarkable deliverance, was "pressed out of measure, abov…

  9. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    October cites Matthew 15:23

    …ithin us, helping our infirmities in prayer. October 9 “But he answered her not a word.” (Matthew 15:23) Genuine seekers who as yet have not obtained the blessing, may take comfort from the sto…

  10. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VI. Gracious affections are attended with evangelical humiliation cites Matt. 15:26

    … Christ says unto her, "O woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee, even as thou wilt," Matt. 15:26, 27, 28. The prodigal son said, "I will arise and go to my father, and I will say unto hi…

  11. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    A Covenant People cites Matt 15:26

    … a very low opinion of the Gentiles – ‘dogs’ they were called (note the words of Jesus in Matt 15:26!). However, Paul has been the recipient of a ‘mystery’ – that he is to be the apostle to …

  12. Humility · Andrew Murray

    Humility and Faith cites Matthew 15:27

    …5:28) accepted the name of dog, and said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs'? (Matthew 15:27) It is the humility that brings a soul to be nothing before God that also removes every h…

  13. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    March cites Matthew 15:27

    …said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.” (Matthew 15:27) This woman gained comfort in her misery by thinking great thoughts of Christ. The Master…

  14. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners · John Bunyan

    Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites Matt. 15.28

    …s thus before the Lord, that scripture fastened on my heart, ‘O man, great is thy faith’ (Matt. 15.28), even as if one had clapped me on the back, as I was on my knees before God. Yet I was n…

  15. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Walking by Faith cites Matthew 15:28

    …is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.’ And her daughter was healed instantly” (Matthew 15:28). Blind Bartimaeus → Mark 10:46-52 Though blind, Bartimaeus could see more than all the g…

  16. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    April cites Matt. xv. 28

    … from many a mistake and from many a sorrow.” April 30 Be it unto thee even as thou wilt. Matt. xv. 28. Oh, the victories of prayer! They are the mountain-tops of the Bible. They take us back …

  17. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    X. Nothing can be certainly known of the nature of religious affections by this, that they much dispose persons with their mouths to praise and glorify God cites Matt. 15:31

    …lorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion." So Matt. 9:8, and Luke 5:26. Also Matt. 15:31, "Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be…

  18. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Matt. 15:32

    …ith you before I suffer." We often read of the affection of pity or compassion in Christ, Matt. 15:32, and 18:34. Luke 7:13, and of his "being moved with compassion," Matt. 9:36, and 14:14, a…

  19. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    May cites Mat 15:21-28

    …ed hands. Did not Christ withdraw from the woman, inclining her to follow hard after Him (Mat 15:21-28). So let us “follow on to know the Lord.” As we close this portion, let us ask if we can …