Matthew 11:23

And thou, Capernaum, that hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hades. For if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22But I say to you, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judgment, than for you.

24But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for thee.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:13and, leaving Nazareth, he went and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali,

Matthew 16:18And I say to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:17-25

Christ Reproaches Chorazin, &c.. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of… Read the whole commentary →

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