KJV King James Version
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 15:21
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,
Surrounding context — Matthew 15
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
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.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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Mark 7:24-30And 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.Matthew 11:21-23Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.Joshua 13:6All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, [and] all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.Joshua 19:28-29And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, [even] unto great Zidon;Judges 1:31Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:Matthew 10:5-6These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:Joshua 11:8And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.Genesis 49:13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he [shall be] for an haven of ships; and his border [shall be] unto Zidon.
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