For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet.
Parallel translations
- WEB For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
- KJV For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
- BSB Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
- NASB But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.
- NLT Right away a woman who had heard about him came and fell at his feet. Her little girl was possessed by an evil spirit,
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A Gentile woman with a demon-possessed daughter heard of Jesus and fell at His feet. Her humility and need set up a striking display of faith.
Overview
Despite being a Gentile, the woman came to Jesus in desperate humility, pleading for her afflicted daughter. Her posture at His feet reflects reverence and a recognition of His authority. Her approach foreshadows the inclusion of the nations in the blessings of the Messiah.
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Cross-references · 8
- Matt 15:22Behold, 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!”
- Mark 5:22–23Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet,
- Acts 10:25–26When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.
- Mark 1:40A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”
- Mark 5:33But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
- Mark 9:17–23One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
- Rev 22:8–9Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
- Luke 17:16He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
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