Matthew 11:22

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

In Context

21And he said: Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, doubtless, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.

23And thou, Capernaum, which hast been lifted up to heaven, shalt be brought down to the grave. For if those deeds of power which were done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have stood to this day.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:24But I say to thee, It will be comfortable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, rather than for thee.

Luke 10:14But for Tyre and Sidon there will be comfort in the day of judgment, rather than for you.

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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