The coasts of Tyre and Sidon. These cities were on the sea-coast or shore of the Mediterranean (see Barnes on Matthew 11:21).

Into the region of Tyre and Sidon —Mark 7:31 says (according to the best manuscripts) that our Lord passed “through Si…

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,…

St. Jerome: Leaving the Scribes, Pharisees, and those critics, He passes into the regions of Tyre and Sidon so that He may he…

Jesus now entered pagan territory, where a woman came to him. Matthew’s use of the old term “Canaanite” shows that he cannot forget her ancestry: a…

In this miracle, we are informed how the grace of Christ began to flow to the Gentiles. For, although the full time had not yet come when Christ wo…

Then Jesus went thence From the land of Gennesaret, after he had silenced the Pharisees, as to the charge brought by them…

The dark corners of the country, the most remote, will share Christ's influences; afterwards, the ends of the earth will see His salvation. The dis…

Above, the sufficiency of His teaching was shown, because it did not require the observance of the Law. Here He shows that it is not restricted to …