Matthew 15
Category | Gospel |
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Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 1 |
Gospel of Matthew |
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Chapters |
Matthew 15 is the fifteenth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. It concludes the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galilee and can be divided into the following subsections:[1]
- Discourse on Defilement (15:1–20)
- Exorcising the Canaanite woman's daughter(15:21–28)
- Healing many on a mountain (15:29-31)
- Feeding the 4000 (15:32–39)
Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 39 verses.
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
- Codex Vaticanus (325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (330-360)
- Codex Bezae (~400)
- Codex Washingtonianus (~400)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450)
- Codex Purpureus Rossanensis(6th century)
- Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (6th century; extant verses 14-31)
- Codex Sinopensis(6th century; extant verses 11-39)
- Uncial 0237 (6th century; extant verses 12-15,17-19)
Locations and timing
Most of the events recorded in this chapter took place in Galilee. Verse 1 refers to scribes and
Verses 21 to 28 refer to an excursion to the region of Tyre and Sidon, after which Jesus returned to Galilee and 'skirted' or walked beside the Sea of Galilee to a mountain on the lake's eastern shore.[4] Harold H. Buls notes that "at this point in the life of Jesus", he is "less than a year from his suffering and death".[5]
At the close of the chapter (verse 39) he "got into the boat, and came to the region of
Verse 16
- Then he said, “Are you also still without understanding?" (New Revised Standard Version) [12]
- So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding? (New King James Version) [13]
Meyer suggests that the word "Jesus" is probably an addition.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Reflecting the sectional divisions in the New King James Version
- ^ Matthew 15:1: WHNU
- ^ Bengel's Gnomon on the New Testament on Matthew 15, accessed 23 January 2017
- ^ Matthew 15:29: Amplified Bible
- ^ Buls, H. H., The Faith of the Canaanite Woman, adapted from Exegetical Notes, Series A Matthew-John Sundays After Pentecost Gospel Texts, by Harold H. Buls, Concordia Theological Seminary Press: Ft Wayne IN, 1981, accessed 2 December 2022
- ^ Matthew 15:39
- ^ Plumptre, E. H., Ellicott's Commentary for Modern Readers on Matthew 15, accessed 23 January 2017
- ^ Matthew 15:39: KJV
- ^ a b Meyer, H. A. W., Meyer's NT Commentary on Matthew 15, accessed 12 September 2019
- ^ Mark 8:10
- ^ Throckmorton, B. H. (1992), Gospel Parallels, 5th edn. Nashville TN: Thomas Nelson, p. 96
- ^ Matthew 15:16: NRSV
- ^ Matthew 15:16: NKJV
External links
- Matthew 15 King James Bible - Wikisource
- English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)
Preceded by Matthew 14 |
Chapters of the New Testament Gospel of Matthew |
Succeeded by Matthew 16 |