Matthew 15:21
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew into the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
In Context
20These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile."
Cross References
Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town;
Mark 7:24Then He rose and left that place and went into the neighbourhood of Tyre and Sidon. Here He entered a house and wished no one to know it, but He could not escape observation.
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 →