Matthew 15:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But he answered and said,I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ”

Matthew 15:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This narrative is also found in Mark 7:24-30 . The coasts of Tyre and Sidon - These cities were on the seacoast or shore of the Mediterranean. See the notes at Matthew 11:21 . Jesus went ther...
Matthew 15:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the (g) house of Israel. (g) Of the people of Israel, who were divided into tribes, but all those tribes came from one family.
Matthew 15:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Healing of the Greek Woman's Daughter ( Mark 7:24-30 *). Lk. may have thought the story unacceptable to his Gentile readers. Mt. adds the saying, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the...
Matthew 15:24 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

24. I am not sent. He informs the Apostles that his reason for refusing the woman of Canaan arises out of his desire to devote himself entirely to the Jews to whom alone he was appointed to...
Matthew 15:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. I am not sent but unto the lost sheep - By the Divine appointment, I am come to preach the Gospel to the Jews o...
Matthew 15:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I am not sent but, &c.— See the note on ch. Matthew 10:5 . "Though I am come to save all the nations of the world, my ministry must be confined to the Israelites." Thus at first Jesus seemed...
Matthew 15:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 7:24-30 .
Matthew 15:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Traditions of the Elders. The Canaanitish Woman. Feeding the Four Thousand 1-20. Unwashed hands and the traditions of the elders ( Mark 7:1 ). In this important controversy Jesus defined His p...
Matthew 15:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I am not sent (better, I was not sent ) but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. — This, then, was what had restrained Him. Those wandering sheep, without a shepherd, were the appointed o...
Matthew 15:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 The Crisis in Galilee Matthew 14:1-36 - Matthew 15:1-39 - Matthew 16:1-12 . THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart, and with so little intercommunication, have yet be...
Matthew 15:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Reward of an Outsider's Faith Matthew 15:21-28 A crumb from the table of our Lord can make the heart satisfied and glad. But the suppliant must take the right place and give Him His right p...
Matthew 15:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The question was not of cleanliness, but of ritual. This washing of hands to remove imaginary evil was a part of the tradition of the elders. Against the binding of such burdens on men our Lord passi...
Matthew 15:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"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 h...
Matthew 15:24 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE WOMAN OF CANAAN ‘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,’...
Matthew 15:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But he answered, and said ,.... To his disciples, who knew how limited their commission was, that they were not to go into the way of the Gentiles, not to preach to them, nor perform miracles among...
Matthew 15:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Ver. 24. But unto the lost sheep, &c. ] He was properly the apostle of the circumcision, Romans 15:8 ;...
Matthew 15:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jesus departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon Not to those cities which were to have no share in his mighty works, Matthew 11:21-22 ; but into that part of the land of Israel which bordered on...
Matthew 15:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

After the power and grace of the Lord Jesus has wrought so great, refreshing blessing, the cold, barren criticism of scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem is an example of how the deadening principle of...
Matthew 15:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Canaanite's Daughter Healed. 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a wom...
Matthew 15:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Our Lord by these words doth not deny but that he was sent as a Redeemer to more, but not as a minister, or as an apostle, as he is called, Hebrews 3:1 . The apostle, Romans 15:8 , saith, t...
Matthew 15:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Begins To Move Towards The Gentiles (15:22-28). Jesus now moves for safety and quiet towards Tyre and Sidon. There were many Jews in the area who had shown an interest in hearing Him (see M...
Matthew 15:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 15:21 . Departed .— Withdrew (R.V.) for retirement ( Mark 7:24 ). Coasts .— Parts (R.V.). The reference is apparently to the places of Galilee that bordered on the narr...
Matthew 15:24 - Scofield Reference Notes

lost sheep (Greek, "apollumi"). ( See Scofield) - ( John 3:16 ).
Matthew 15:24 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 15:22-28 Mother's Love. I. Our Lord judged this woman after He had tried her, as gold is tried in the fire. Why He did so we cannot tell. Perhaps He wanted by the trial to make her a bett...
Matthew 15:24 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:1 . Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Our Lord had been busily engaged in healing the sick, and now these pettifoggers came round about him to...
Matthew 15:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:2 . Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? The cabala, or unwritten law, was counted by the pharisees of equal authority with the law itself. Rabbi Aquiba says, he...
Matthew 15:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 15:1-40 Discourse concerning ceremonial pollution. ( Mark 7:1-41 .) Matthew 15:1 Then . This is after the third Passover, which whether our Lord attended or not...
Matthew 15:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jesus makes a trial of her faith:
Matthew 15:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 13:46 ; Acts 3:25 ; Acts 3:26 ; Ezekiel 34:16 ; Ezekiel 34:23 ; Ezekiel 34:5 ; Ezekiel 34:6 ; Isaiah 53:6 ; Jeremiah 50:6 ; Jeremiah 50:7 ; Luke 15:4-6 ; Matthew 10:5 ; Matthew 10:6...
Matthew 15:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I am not sent — Not primarily; not yet.

Matthew 15:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 15:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 15:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 15:24 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 15:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 15:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 15:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 15:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 15:24 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 15:24 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 15:24 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 15:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 15:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 15:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes