Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
- KJV Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
- BSB Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
- NASB Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
- NLT Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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Quick answer
Jesus withdraws to the Gentile region of Tyre and Sidon. It matters because it sets the stage for his ministry reaching beyond Israel to a Gentile woman.
Overview
Leaving the conflict with the Pharisees, Jesus travels northwest to predominantly Gentile territory. This geographic move signals a momentary widening of his ministry's reach. The setting prepares for the encounter with the Canaanite woman that follows. It quietly foreshadows the gospel's later extension to all nations through Christ.
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Cross-references · 8
- Mark 7:24–30From 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.
- Matt 11:21–23“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Josh 19:28–29and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, even to great Sidon.
- Judg 1:31Asher didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
- Josh 13:6all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, even all the Sidonians. I will drive them out from before the children of Israel. Just allocate it to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you.
- Josh 11:8Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them, and chased them to great Sidon, and to Misrephoth Maim, and to the valley of Mizpah eastward. They struck them until they left them no one remaining.
- Matt 10:5–6Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, “Don’t go among the Gentiles, and don’t enter into any city of the Samaritans.
- Gen 49:13“Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
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