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Matthew 15:23

But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

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ASV

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

KJV

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὉHo<the>G3588 →
δὲdeAndG1161 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēHe answeredG611 →
αὐτῇautēato herG846 →
λόγον.logona word.G3056 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
προσελθόντεςproselthonteshaving come to [him]G4334 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesG3101 →
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846 →
ἠρώτουνērōtounwere imploringG2065 →
αὐτὸνautonHimG846 →
λέγοντες·legontessaying;G3004 →
ἀπόλυσονapolusondo dismissG630 →
αὐτήν,autēnher,G846 →
ὅτιhotiforG3754 →
κράζειkrazeishe cries outG2896 →
ὄπισθενopisthenafterG3693 →
ἡμῶν.¶hēmōnus!G3165 →

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Luke 18:5yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”Matthew 14:15When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”Job 30:20I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.John 8:6They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.Luke 4:38After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,Luke 9:12As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”Mark 6:36Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”Genesis 42:7And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”Lamentations 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.Mark 10:47–48When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”Psalms 28:1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.Mark 8:33But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”Matthew 20:31The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”2 Kings 4:27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”Deuteronomy 8:2Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

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