Matthew 15
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 15 of 28
Chapter Summary
3 Christ questions the scribes and Pharisees: 11 teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man. 21 He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan, 32 and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand people.
Key Greek Words
People & Context
Rebukes the tradition of the elders, teaches what truly defiles, heals the Canaanite woman's daughter, and feeds four thousand
Come from Jerusalem charging Jesus' disciples with breaking the elders' tradition; called hypocrites and blind leaders
A Gentile mother who pleads for her demon-possessed daughter and is commended for her great faith
Come with the Pharisees from Jerusalem to challenge Jesus over the washing of hands
Asks Jesus to explain the parable about what defiles a man
The prophet whose words about honoring God with the lips while the heart is far away Jesus applies to the Pharisees
Timeline
Jesus highly praises the resilient faith of a Gentile woman from Tyre and Sidon, healing her badly demon-possessed daughter.
Matthew 15:21-28Moved with pity for the hungry crowd that had been with Him for three days, Jesus multiplies seven loaves to feed four thousand men.
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