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Matthew 15:28
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus answers the Syrophoenician woman, who has just accepted the "dogs" label and asked for crumbs from the master's table. The moment is the resolution of that exchange: her daughter is healed immediately.
The words — γυναι (gunai), "woman," is a plain, unadorned address with no title or honorific. It echoes the earlier tension of the exchange while marking the shift from rejection to grant.
The thread — The same formula appears in Matthew 8:13, where the centurion's servant is healed "as you have believed, so will it be done." Mark 9:23 and Psalms 145:19 reinforce the link between expressed faith and fulfilled desire.
Why it lands — It asks whether a reader can persist in asking when they feel excluded or unworthy, and whether they will accept a diminished position rather than retreat.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Cross-references
- Mark 9:23 “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
- Matthew 8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
- Psalms 145:19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Matthew 9:22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
- Mark 5:34 “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
- John 4:50 “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
- Romans 4:19 Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
- Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
- Mark 7:29 Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
- Luke 18:42 “Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”