Matthew 15:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.””

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BSBPD

“But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying--`Let her away, because she crieth after us;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 15:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 42:7And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
  2. Deuteronomy 8:2Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
  3. Psalms 28:1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
  4. Lamentations 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
  5. Matthew 14:15When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
  6. Mark 10:47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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