Matthew 15:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.””

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BSBPD

“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.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, `Deal kindly with me, Sir--Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 15:22 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
  2. Psalms 6:2Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
  3. Psalms 45:12The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
  4. Ezekiel 3:6not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
  5. Matthew 1:1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
  6. Matthew 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
  7. Matthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
  8. Matthew 9:27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
  9. Matthew 17:15“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
  10. Matthew 20:30And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
  11. Matthew 22:42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
  12. Mark 7:25Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
  13. Mark 9:17Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
  14. Luke 6:18They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
  15. Luke 17:13and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
  16. Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
  17. Luke 18:38So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  18. John 7:41Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

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