# Matthew 15.21

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 19. <span class="rl-speech">For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.</span>
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> **21. And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.**
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> 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. 23. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. (Matthew 15:19-23, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 19. <span class="rl-speech">For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”</span>
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> **21. Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.**
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> 22. Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!” 23. But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.” (Matthew 15:19-23, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 19. <span class="rl-speech">For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.</span>
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> **21. Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.**
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> 22. 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. 23. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. (Matthew 15:19-23, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 19. <span class="rl-speech">for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'</span>
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> **21. And Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,**
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> 22. 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.' 23. 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;' (Matthew 15:19-23, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater](/codex/gentiles-cannot-be-saved-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 15.21-28](/codex/matthew-15-21-28/)

**Concepts:**

- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/), via [Matthew 15.21-28](/codex/matthew-15-21-28/)

**People:**

- [Hebrew Israelites](/codex/hebrew-israelites/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.