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

22I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you. 23“And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today. I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you.” 25At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. 26Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!

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 11:22I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.
• Matthew 10:15I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.
• Lamentations 4:6The guilt of my people is greater than that of Sodom, where utter disaster struck in a moment and no hand offered help.
• Mark 6:11But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”
• Luke 10:12I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.

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