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Matthew 10:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 10:15

Verse 15 of 42

Scripture focus

Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Matthew 10:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 10:15

Theological / Devotional

Verily. See on ch. 5:18.

More tolerable. Sodom and Gomorrah had not enjoyed the opportunity of Christ’s personal ministry, as had Galilee and Judea. Men are accountable before God for all the light of truth that has come to them, for on this basis all are to be judged (see Ps. 87:4, 6; James 4:17; see on John 15:22, 24).

Sodom. For the sin and punishment of Sodom and Gomorrah see on Gen. 18:17-23; 19:1-27. Sodom and her fate became a type of apostasy and divine judgment (see Isa. 1:9; Eze. 16:48-50). Christ so presented it upon various occasions (see Matt. 11:23, 24; Luke 10:12; 17:29, 30), and it so appears elsewhere in the NT (see Rom. 9:29; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 7; Rev. 11:8).

Day of judgment. See on ch. 3:12.

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