Matthew 11:22

Matthew 11:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
• New International Version (NIV)But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.

Context of Matthew 11:22

20Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. 21"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 23And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you."

Matthew 11:22 word by word

πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἢ ὑμῖν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butπλήνplēn · but/howeverG4133
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• It shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• more tolerableἀνεκτόςanektoteros · bearableG414
• for TyreΤύροςTuros · TyreG5184
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• SidonΣιδώνSidōn · SidonG4605
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• thanἤē · orG2228

Cross-references for Matthew 11:22

• Matthew 11:24But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you."
• Matthew 10:15Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
• Luke 10:14But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
• Luke 12:47And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.
• Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,
• Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,
• Hebrews 10:26For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
• Isaiah 23:1The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.
• Jeremiah 25:22all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland across the sea;
• Jeremiah 27:3Send word to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the sons of Ammon, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon by the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
• Ezekiel 26:1In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
• Ezekiel 29:18"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed bare, yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labor that he had performed against her.
• Amos 1:9Thus says the Lord: "For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they delivered up a whole people to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
• Zechariah 9:2and on Hamath also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
• Matthew 12:36I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
• 2 Peter 2:9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

Commentaries on Matthew 11:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22But - it shall be more tolerable - Every thing will help to overwhelm the impenitent at the tribunal of God - the benefits and favors which they have received, as well as the sins which they have committed.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. 2222. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you--more endurable.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 11:22

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

In the dictionaries

• Sidon
• Tyre
• Zidon, or Sidon
• Sidon, Sidonians
• Tyre, Tyrians
• Day of Judgment
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• Judgment, The final
• Justify
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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