Matthew 15:28

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Cross-reference

In Matthew 8:13, Jesus heals the centurion's servant because of his faith — the same pattern of distance healing and faith commendation.

Matthew 14:31 rebukes Peter's little faith—contrasts with the woman's great faith that Jesus praises in this account.

Matthew 8:10 marvels at the centurion's faith—both are Gentiles whose faith exceeds Israel's, as Jesus commends here.

In Matthew 9:29, Jesus heals blind men 'according to your faith' — the same principle of faith-driven healing seen here.

Romans 4:20 Parallel

In Romans 4:20, Abraham grew strong in faith without wavering — the same steadfastness seen in the Canaanite woman's persistence.

Romans 4:19 Parallel

In Romans 4:19, Abraham's faith did not weaken despite impossible circumstances — mirroring the woman's unwavering trust in Jesus.

John 4:50-53 tells a similar distance healing based on the father's faith—immediate recovery at Jesus' word—mirroring the Canaanite woman's experience.

Luke 18:42 Parallel

Luke 18:42 attributes healing to faith ('your faith has made you well'), directly paralleling the woman's great faith leading to her daughter's cure.

Luke 7:9 Parallel

Luke 7:9 also records Jesus marveling at a Gentile's faith—the centurion—illustrating a similar commendation of extraordinary trust.

Mark 7:30 Parallel

Mark 7:30 confirms the healing—the daughter found on the bed, demonstrating the power of Jesus' word and the woman's faith.

Mark 7:29 Parallel

In Mark 7:29, Jesus responds to the Syrophoenician woman's faith — the parallel account of this same event.

Mark 5:34 Parallel

In Mark 5:34, Jesus tells the woman her faith has healed her — the same direct link between faith and healing as here.

Mark 10:52 Parallel

Mark 10:52 directly links faith to healing: 'your faith has healed you' — strong parallel to Jesus praising the woman’s faith.

Luke 7:10 Parallel

Luke 7:10 has a centurion’s servant healed from a distance through faith — directly parallel to the Canaanite woman’s daughter.

Luke 7:50 Parallel

Luke 7:50 declares 'your faith has saved you' to a sinful woman, showing faith as the basis for salvation and healing.

Mark 9:23 Related theme

Mark 9:23 echoes the principle that all things are possible for believers, reinforcing the link between faith and miraculous healing.

Acts 14:9 Parallel

Acts 14:9 shows Paul perceiving a man’s faith to be healed — parallel to Jesus recognizing the woman’s great faith and healing her daughter.