Matthew 15 · Verse 28

Matthew 15:28

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.
Matthew 15:28, King James Version

Matthew 15:28 in other translations

BSB“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.
WEBThen Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
ASVThen Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
YLTthen answering, Jesus said to her, ‘O woman, great is thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour.
DARBYThen Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith is great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
BBEThen Jesus, answering, said to her, O woman, great is your faith: let your desire be done. And her daughter was made well from that hour.
WebsterThen Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

What does Matthew 15:28 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 28. Great is thy faith. That is, thy trust, confidence. The word here seems to include, also, the humility and perseverance manifested in pressing her suit. The daughter was healed then. Going home, she found her well and composed, Mk 7:30.

(s) "Then Jesus" Job 13:15, 23:10, Lam 3:32 (t) "be it" Ps 145:19

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 O woman, great is thy faith - The hinderances thrown in this woman's way only tended to increase her faith. Her faith resembles a river, which becomes enlarged by the dykes opposed to it, till at last it sweeps them entirely away with it. Her daughter was made whole - Persevering faith and prayer are next to omnipotent. No person can thus pray and believe, without receiving all his soul requires. This is one of the finest lessons in the book of God for a penitent, or for a discouraged believer. Look to Jesus! As sure as God is in heaven, so surely will he hear and answer thee to the eternal salvation of thy soul! Be not discouraged at a little delay: when thou art properly prepared to receive the blessing, then thou shalt have it. Look up; thy salvation is at hand. Jesus admires this faith, to the end that we may admire and imitate it, and may reap the same fruits and advantages from it.

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 15:28 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.

ΤότεToteThenG5119
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringG611
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
εἶπενeipensaidG2036
αὐτῇ·autēato her;G846
ὦōOG5599
γύναι,gunaiwoman,G1135
μεγάληmegalēgreat [is]G3173
σουsouof youG4771
ἡhētheG3588
πίστις·pistisfaith!G4102
γενηθήτωgenēthētōit should be [done]G1096
σοιsoito youG4771
ὡςhōsasG5613
θέλεις.theleisyou desire.G2309
καὶkaiAndG2532
ἰάθηiathēwas healedG2390
ἡhētheG3588
θυγάτηρthugatērdaughterG2364
αὐτῆςautēsof herG846
ἀπὸapofromG575
τῆςtēstheG3588
ὥραςhōrashourG5610
ἐκείνης.¶ekeinēsthat.G1565

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

Cross references for Matthew 15:28

  • Mark 9:23-24

    Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

  • Matthew 8:13

    And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

  • Psalms 145:19

    He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

  • Mark 5:34

    And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

  • Matthew 9:22

    But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

  • John 4:50-53

    Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.

  • Romans 4:19-20

    And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

  • Matthew 8:10

    When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

  • Luke 18:42-43

    And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

  • Mark 7:29-30

    And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

  • Luke 17:5

    And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

  • Job 13:15

    Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jesus.
Job 13:15; 23:10; La 3:32
O woman.Our Lord's purpose being now answered, he openly commended her faith, and assured her that her daughter was healed.
great.
8:10; 14:31; 1Sa 2:30; Lu 17:5; Ro 4:19,20; 2Th 1:3
be it.
8:13; 9:29,30; Ps 145:19; Mr 5:34; 7:29,30; 9:23,24; Lu 7:9,50
Lu 18:42,43; Joh 4:50-53

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Context

  • Matthew 15:27

    And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

  • Matthew 15:28

    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.

  • Matthew 15:29

    And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

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Matthew 15:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces respondiendo Jesús, dijo: Oh mujer, grande es tu fe; sea hecho contigo como quieres. Y fué sana su hija desde aquella hora.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors Jésus, répondant, lui dit: Ô femme, ta foi est grande; qu’il te soit fait comme tu veux. Et dès cette heure-là sa fille fut guérie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da antwortete Jesus und sprach zu ihr: O Weib, dein Glaube ist groß; dir geschehe, wie du willst. Und ihre Tochter war geheilt von jener Stunde an.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc respondens Jesus, ait illi: O mulier, magna est fides tua: fiat tibi sicut vis. Et sanata est filia ejus ex illa hora.