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Then 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.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

As thou wilt (ως θελεις). Her great faith and her keen rejoinder won her case.

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Great is thy faith. That is, your trust, confidence. The word here also seems to include the humility and perseverance manifested in her p…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

O woman, great is thy faith — The woman's answer changed the conditions of the problem and, we may reverently add, therefore changed the p…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of t…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

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

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The woman’s answer is masterly. Those two words “but even” reveal immense wisdom and faith. She does not argue that her needs make her an exception…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Great is your faith. He first applauds the woman’s faith and then declares that on account of her faith he grants her pr…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then Jesus answered, and said to her
As one surprised at the strength of her faith, and the clearness and justness o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

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 …

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