Matthew 11:20
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
- KJV
- Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
- WEB
- Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.
- ASV
- Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.
- DARBY
- Then began he to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had taken place, because they had not repented.
- BLB
- Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His miracles happened, because they did not repent.
- ÅB
- Så begynte han å refse de byene der han hadde gjort flest kraftige gjerninger fordi de ikke hadde omvendt seg:
- OTB
- Da begynte Jesus å refse byene hvor de fleste av hans mirakler hadde blitt utført, fordi de ikke omvendte seg.
- B1930
- Da begynte han å refse de byer hvor hans fleste kraftige gjerninger var gjort, fordi de ikke hadde omvendt sig:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 10:13–15
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:25–26
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
Read in contextJeremiah 8:6
I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:2–5
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
Read in contextRevelation 9:20–21
Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
Read in contextRevelation 2:21
Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
Read in contextMatthew 21:28–32
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
Read in contextPsalms 81:11–13
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
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