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Matthew 11:20 KJV
Matthew · chapter 11 · verse 20
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:Matthew 11:20 · King James Version
Matthew 11:20 in context
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
19The 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 her children.
20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
21Woe 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.
22But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- repentedmetanoeōto change one's mindG3340 →
- upbraidoneidizōto reproach, upbraid, revile, of deserved reproach, of undeserved reproach, to revile, to…G3679 →
- citiespolisa city, one s native city, the city in which one lives, the heavenly Jerusalem, the abode…G4172 →
- worksdynamisstrength power, ability, inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its…G1411 →
- doneginomaito becomeG1096 →
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Christ was going on in the praise of John the Baptist and his ministry, but here stops on a sudden, and turns that to the reproach of those who enjoyed both that, and the ministry of Christ and his apostles too, in vain.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-24