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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon 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.

Context of Matthew 11:22

20Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent. 21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. 23And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day. 24Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, 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

• Neverthelessπλήνplēn · but/howeverG4133
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• it will be moreἀνεκτόςanektoteros · bearableG414
• for TyreΤύροςTuros · TyreG5184
• and SidonΣιδώνSidōn · SidonG4605
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• thanἤē · orG2228

Cross-references for Matthew 11:22

• Matthew 11:24Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.”
• Matthew 10:15Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
• Luke 10:14But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
• Luke 12:47And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes,
• Hebrews 2:3how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard,
• Hebrews 6:4For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
• Hebrews 10:26For if we go on sinning willfully 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 destroyed, without house or harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus.
• Jeremiah 25:22and all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon and the kings of the coastlands which are beyond the sea;
• Jeremiah 27:3and send word to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the sons of Ammon, to the king of Tyre and to the king of Sidon by the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
• Ezekiel 26:1Now in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying,
• 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. But he and his army had no wages from Tyre for the labor that he had performed against it.”
• Amos 1:9Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
• Zechariah 9:2And Hamath also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
• Matthew 12:36But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.
• 2 Peter 2:9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for 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
• Day of Judgment
• Easy
• Judgment, The final
• Justify
• Learn
• Lowly
• Meek
• Mighty

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