Matthew 15 · Verse 25

Matthew 15:25

Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
Matthew 15:25, King James Version

Matthew 15:25 in other translations

BSBThe woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
WEBBut she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
ASVBut she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
YLTAnd having come, she was bowing to him, saying, ‘Sir, help me;'
DARBYBut she came and did him homage, saying, Lord, help me.
BBEBut she came and gave him worship, saying, Help, Lord.
WebsterThen came she and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me.

What does Matthew 15:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me--(Also see on Mr 7:26.)

Mt 15:29-39. Miracles of Healing--Four Thousand Miraculously Fed.

For the exposition, see on Mr 7:31; Mr 8:10.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 25. She came and worshipped. That is, bowed down to him, did him reverence. Mt 8:2.

Lord, help me. A proper cry for a poor sinner, who needs the help of the Lord Jesus.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Lord, help me - Let me also share in the deliverance afforded to Israel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 15:21-28

The dark corners of the country, the most remote, shall share Christ's influences; afterwards the ends of the earth shall see his salvation. The distress and trouble of her family brought a woman to Christ; and though it is need that drives us to Christ, yet we shall not therefore be driven from him. She did not limit Christ to any particular instance of mercy, but mercy, mercy, is what she begged for: she pleads…

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Matthew 15:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἩHē<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
ἐλθοῦσαelthousahaving comeG2064
προσεκύνειprosekuneishe was worshipingG4352
αὐτῷautōHimG846
λέγουσα·legousasaying;G3004
κύριε,kurieLord,G2962
βοήθειboētheido helpG997
μοι.¶moime!G3165

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 15:25

  • Genesis 32:26

    And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

  • Mark 9:22

    And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

  • Matthew 20:31

    And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

  • Hosea 12:4

    Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;

  • Matthew 14:33

    Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

  • Luke 18:1-8

    And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; …

  • Matthew 8:2

    And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

  • Mark 9:24

    And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

  • Luke 11:8-10

    I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
came.
20:31; Ge 32:26; Ho 12:4; Lu 11:8-10; 18:1-8
worshipped.
14:33
Lord.
Mr 9:22,24

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Context

  • Matthew 15:24

    But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • Matthew 15:25

    Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

  • Matthew 15:26

    But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

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Matthew 15:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces ella vino, y le adoró, diciendo: Señor, socórreme.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et elle vint et lui rendit hommage, disant: Seigneur, assiste-moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sie aber kam und huldigte ihm und sprach: Herr, hilf mir!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
At illa venit, et adoravit eum, dicens: Domine, adjuva me.