Matthew 11:20

Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not.

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In The King James Version

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

In Context

19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man gluttonous, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

21Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

Micah 6:1Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

Matthew 21:28But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go, work to-day in my vineyard.

Mark 16:14Afterward he appeared to the eleven, as they sat at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief, and hardness of heart, because they believed not them who had seen him after he was risen.

Acts 17:20For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would know therefore what these things mean.

James 1:5If any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given to him.

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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