Matthew 11:24

Matthew 11:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
• New International Version (NIV)But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.”

Context of Matthew 11:24

22Yes, when God judges everyone, he will punish the people from Tyre and Sidon. But he will punish much more you people from Chorazin and Bethsaida. 23And what will happen to you people in Capernaum? You think that God will lift you up to heaven, do you? No! He will throw you down to Hades, the place for dead people. I did powerful things in your town. If I had done these powerful things in Sodom, it would still be there today. I tell you this. When God judges everyone, he will punish the people from Sodom. But he will punish you people much more!’ 25At this moment, Jesus said, ‘Father, you rule over everything in heaven and on the earth! People who do not know many things can now understand your message. And so I thank you. But you have hidden these things from some other people. Those people think that they understand everything. They think that they are wise. 26Yes, Father, this is how you wanted it to happen.

Matthew 11:24 word by word

πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι γῇ Σοδόμων ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἢ σοί.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butπλήνplēn · but/howeverG4133
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• it shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• more tolerableἀνεκτόςanektoteros · bearableG414
• for the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• of SodomΣόδομαSodoma · SodomG4670
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• thanἤē · orG2228

Cross-references for Matthew 11:24

• Matthew 11:22Yes, when God judges everyone, he will punish the people from Tyre and Sidon. But he will punish much more you people from Chorazin and Bethsaida.
• Matthew 10:15I tell you this: One day God will punish people like that. God will punish them even more than the people who lived in Sodom and Gomorrah long ago.’
• Lamentations 4:6God has punished my people. He punished us more than he punished Sodom's people. God destroyed that city in a moment, and nobody was there to help them.
• Mark 6:11Perhaps you might go to a town where the people do not accept you. They will not listen to you. So you should leave that town. Clean that town's dirt off your feet. Then it will be clear that they have done something wrong.’
• Luke 10:12One day God will punish the people from that town. Yes, he will punish them more than the people who lived in Sodom long ago.’

Commentaries on Matthew 11:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24But - it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom - , the land of the Sodomites; i.e. the ancient inhabitants of that city and its neighborhood. In Jude, Judges 1:7, we are told that these persons are suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah happened A. M. 2107, which was 1897 years before the incarnation. What a terrible thought is this! It will be more tolerable for certain sinners, who have already been damned…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-24Verses 16-24 Christ reflects on the scribes and Pharisees, who had a proud conceit of themselves. He likens their behaviour to children's play, who being out of temper without reason, quarrel with all the attempts of their fellows to please them, or to get them to join in the plays for which they used to assemble. The cavils of worldly men are often very trifling and show great malice. Something they have to urge against every one, however excellent and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-24As Jesus traveled through the villages of Galilee (Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum) he revealed more of himself to the people. Because of this greater revelation, their refusal to listen brought a more severe judgment. Jesus compared their judgment to that of the pagan cities Tyre (Isaiah 23; Ezekiel 26:1–28:19), Sidon (Ezekiel 28:20–23), and Sodom (Genesis 18:22–19:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee--"It has been indeed," says Dr. Stanley, "more tolerable, in one sense, in the day of its earthly judgment, for the land of Sodom than for Capernaum; for the name, and perhaps even the remains of Sodom are still to be found on the shores of the Dead Sea; while that of Capernaum has, on the Lake of Gennesareth, been utterly lost." But the…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 11:24

• Impenitence
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Opportunity
• Responsibility
• Sodomites

In the dictionaries

• Sodom
• Day of Judgment
• Easy
• Judgment, The final
• Justify
• Learn
• Lowly
• Meek
• Mighty
• Pipe

Commentaries on Matthew 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings