Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
Parallel translations
- WEB From there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden.
- NASB Now Jesus got up and went from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know about it; and yet He could not escape notice.
- NLT Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He didn’t want anyone to know which house he was staying in, but he couldn’t keep it a secret.
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Quick answer
Jesus traveled to Gentile territory near Tyre and Sidon, seeking privacy but unable to remain hidden. It marks His ministry reaching beyond Israel.
Overview
Withdrawing to the region of Tyre and Sidon, Jesus entered predominantly Gentile lands, yet His fame had preceded Him. His desire for privacy could not contain the spreading knowledge of His power. The setting prepares for the remarkable encounter with a Gentile woman whose faith Jesus commends.
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- Matt 15:21–28Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
- Matt 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Mark 6:31–32And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
- Ezek 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
- Mark 3:7–8So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- 1 Tim 5:25In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.
- Matt 9:28After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
- Gen 10:15And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- Ezek 28:21–22“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
- Josh 19:28–29It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
- Mark 2:1A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
- Gen 49:13Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
- Isa 23:12He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”
- Isa 23:1–4This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
- Gen 10:19and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
- Isa 42:2He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.
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