Matthew 15:23

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

Cross-reference

In Matthew 14:15, the disciples use the same 'send her away' phrase — a verbal parallel to their request here.

Matthew 20:31 shows the crowd rebuking the blind men to silence them, similar to the disciples trying to send away the persistent woman here.

Psalm 28:1 Parallel

In Psalm 28:1, the psalmist pleads for God not to be silent — mirroring the woman's experience of Jesus' silence here.

In Lamentations 3:8, the writer laments that God shuts out his prayer — like the woman's seemingly unanswered cry.

Mark 7:27 Parallel

Mark 7:27 records Jesus' 'Let the children first be filled' response in the same story, explaining why he initially ignored the woman here.

Job 30:20 Parallel

Job 30:20 laments that God does not answer his cry, echoing Jesus' silence toward the Canaanite woman's pleas.

Luke 18:5 Parallel

Luke 18:5 shows a persistent widow gaining justice through continual pleading — mirrors the Canaanite woman's persistent cries here.

In Deuteronomy 8:2, God tests Israel in the wilderness — here Jesus' silence likely tests the woman's faith and persistence.

2 Kings 4:27 has Gehazi trying to push away the Shunammite woman, just as the disciples want to dismiss the Canaanite woman here.

Mark 6:36 Parallel

Mark 6:36 has disciples asking to 'send them away' during the feeding miracle, repeating the same dismissive phrase used for the Canaanite woman.

Mark 10:48 Parallel

Mark 10:48 features Bartimaeus crying out despite rebukes, mirroring the Canaanite woman's persistence when disciples want to send her away.

Luke 9:12 Parallel

Luke 9:12 reports disciples asking to 'send the multitude away', echoing their same dismissive attitude toward the Canaanite woman.