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Matthew 11:24 KJV
Matthew · chapter 11 · verse 24
But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.Matthew 11:24 · King James Version
Matthew 11:24 in context
22But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
23And 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.
24But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
25At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
26Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- tolerableanektosbearable, tolerableG414 →
- judgmentkrisisa separating, sundering, separation, a trial, contest, selection, judgment, opinion or…G2920 →
- SodomsodomaSodom = " burning" , a city destroyed by the Lord raining fire and brimstone on…G4670 →
- landgēarable land, the ground, the earth as a standing place, the main land as opposed to the…G1093 →
- saylegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- dayhēmerathe day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as…G2250 →
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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