Matthew 15:21
And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
In Context
20These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.
Cross References
Joshua 11:8And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Israel. And they defeated them, and chased them as far as the great Sidon, and the waters of Maserophot, and the field of Masphe, which is on the east side thereof. He slew them all, so as to leave no remains of them:
Joshua 19:28And to Abaran and Rohob and Hamon and Cana, as far as the great Sidon.
Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not.
Mark 7:24And rising from thence he went into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon: and entering into a house, he would that no man should know it, and he could not be hid.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:11-21
What Defileth a Man. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead… Read the whole commentary →