This was the only miracle that Jesus wrought while on this journey. It was for the performance of this act that He went to the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He wished to relieve the afflicted woman, and at the same time to leave an example in His work of mercy toward one of a despised people for the benefit of His disciples when He should no longer be with them. He wished to lead them from their Jewish exclusiveness to be interested in working for others besides their own people.

Dette var det eneste under, som Jesus gjorde på hele denne rejse. Det var for at udføre denne handling, at han drog til Tyrus og Zidons grænser. Han ville hjælpe denne bedrøvede kvinde og samtidig ved sin barmhjertighedsgerning mod et medlem af det foragtede folk give et eksempel til hjælp for sine disciple, når han ikke mere skulle være sammen med dem. Han ønskede at lede dem bort fra deres jødiske isolerethed, så de kom til at interessere sig for at arbejde blandt andre end deres eget folk.