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Matthew 11:20-24

King James Version (KJV)

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20. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: 21. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. 23. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Matthew 11:20-24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 11:20

Theological / Devotional

His mighty works. See p. 208.

They repented not. A strange contrast to the way the people of Nineveh responded to the preaching of Jonah (Jonah 3:5). How often it is true that those who have the most light prove to be the least responsive, whereas those who have it in limited measure often seem to treasure it.

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