Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 15:1. The first words of this narrative show that the incident followed, in point of time, immediately on what precedes it.... [ Continue Reading ]
And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. AND, FROM THENCE HE AROSE, AND WENT INTO, (OR 'UNTO') THE BORDERS OF TYRE AND SIDON - the two great Phoenician seaports, but here denoting the... [ Continue Reading ]
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: FOR A CERTAIN WOMAN, WHOSE YOUNG DAUGHTER HAD AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT - or, as in Matthew, 'was badly demonized' [ kakoos (G2560) daimonizetai (G1139)], heard of him-one wonders how; but distr... [ Continue Reading ]
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. THE WOMAN WAS A GREEK, [ Helleenis (G1674)] - that is, 'a Gentile,' as in the margin; a Syrophoenician by nation-so called as inhabiting the Phoenician tract of Syria. J... [ Continue Reading ]
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. BUT JESUS SAID UNTO HER, LET THE CHILDREN FIRST BE FILLED. 'Is there hope for me here?' 'Filled FIRST?' 'Then my turn, it seems, is coming!-but then, "The CHI... [ Continue Reading ]
And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. AND SHE ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM, YES, LORD - or, as the same word nai (G3483)] is rendered in Matthew 15:27, "Truth, Lord" YET THE DOGS EAT OF THE CHILDREN'S CRUMBS - "which fall from th... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. AND HE SAID UNTO HER - "O woman, great is thy faith" () As Bengel beautifully remarks, Jesus "marveled" only at two things-faith and unbelief (see the note at ). FOR THIS SAYING GO THY WAY; THE DEVIL IS GONE... [ Continue Reading ]
And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. AND WHEN SHE WAS COME TO HER HOUSE, SHE FOUND THE DEVIL GONE OUT, AND HER DAUGHTER LAID UPON THE BED. But Matthew in more specific: "And her daughter was made whole from that very hour." The won... [ Continue Reading ]
And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. AND AGAIN, DEPARTING FROM THE COASTS OF TYRE AND SIDON, HE CAME UNTO THE SEA OF GALILEE - or, according to what has very strong claims to be regarded as the true... [ Continue Reading ]
And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. AND THEY BRING UNTO HIM ONE THAT WAS DEAF, AND HAD AN IMPEDIMENT IN HIS SPEECH; AND THEY BESEECH HIM TO PUT HIS HAND UPON HIM. In their eagerness they appear to have bee... [ Continue Reading ]
And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; AND HE TOOK HIM ASIDE FROM THE MULTITUDE - as in another case He "took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town" (), probably to fix his undistracted attention on Himsel... [ Continue Reading ]
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. AND LOOKING UP TO HEAVEN - ever acknowledging His Father, even while the Healing was seen to flow from Himself (see the note at ), "he sighed" - `over the Wreck,' says Trench, 'which sin had brought about, an... [ Continue Reading ]
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. AND STRAIGHTWAY HIS EARS WERE OPENED. This is mentioned first, as the source of the other derangement. AND THE STRING OF HIS TONGUE WAS LOOSED, AND HE SPAKE PLAIN. The cure was thus alike instant... [ Continue Reading ]
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; AND HE CHARGED THEM THAT THEY SHOULD TELL NO MAN. Into this very region He had sent the man out of whom had been cast the legion of devils, to proclaim "what the Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. AND WERE BEYOND MEASURE ASTONISHED, SAYING, HE HATH DONE ALL THINGS WELL - reminding us, says Trench, of the words of the first creation (, Septuagint), upon which we... [ Continue Reading ]