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 upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not: 21Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which had been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. 23And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to 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 to you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Matthew 11:22 word by word

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

• Butπλήνplēn · but/howeverG4133
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213
• beἔσομαιesomai · will beG2071
• tolerableἀνεκτόςanektoteros · bearableG414
• TyreΤύροςTuros · TyreG5184
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• SidonΣιδώνSidōn · SidonG4605
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• thanἤē · orG2228

Cross-references for Matthew 11:22

• Matthew 11:24But I say to you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
• Matthew 10:15Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
• Luke 10:14But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
• Luke 12:47And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes .
• Hebrews 2:3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that heard him ;
• Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who have been once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
• Hebrews 10:26For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
• Isaiah 23:1The burden of Tyre. Wail, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
• Jeremiah 25:22And all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
• Jeremiah 27:3And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah;
• Ezekiel 26:1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the firstday of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 29:18Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed raw: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyre, for the service that he had served against it:
• Amos 1:9Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment ; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
• Zechariah 9:2And Hamath also shall border by it; Tyre, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
• Matthew 12:36But I say to you, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for it in the day of judgment.
• 2 Peter 2:9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished:

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

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• Sidon
• Tyre
• Zidon, or Sidon
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• Tyre, Tyrians
• Day of Judgment
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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