Matthew 11:22 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 11:22

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

BSB

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ASV

But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.

KJV

But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

In this word Wo, these towns of Galilee are mourned for by the Saviour, that after so many signs and mighty works, they had not done penitence. And to these are preferred Tyre and Sidon, cities given up to idolatry and vices; For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have long ago done penitence in sackcloth and ashes. We ask where it is written that the Lord did wonders in Corozaim and Bethsaida?

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The Medieval Church1 voice

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Matthew (1274)

But I tell you: it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. Here he compares guilt with guilt, because if they are found heavier in guilt, it will be worse for them; for they did not …

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But I say unto you,.... What may be depended upon as true, and which shall certainly come to pass, however the inhabitants of these cities might flatter themselves; or in whatsoever light they might look upon their neighbours, the Tyrians and Sidonians; and fancy themselves to be the favourites of heaven, and these as the most execrable of creatures; it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day off judgment, than for you.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In the parable, this is called his piping to us, and his mourning to us; he hath piped to us in the precious promises of the gospel, proper to work upon hope, and mourned to us in the dreadful threatenings of the law, proper to work upon fear, that he might frighten us out of our sins and allure us to himself.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

But - 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.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πλὴν	plēn	But	G4133 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν·	humin	to you;	G4771 →
Τύρῳ	Turō	for Tyre	G5184 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Σιδῶνι	Sidōni	Sidon	G4605 →
ἀνεκτότερον	anektoteron	more tolerable	G414 →
ἔσται	estai	will it be	G1510 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	[the] day	G2250 →
κρίσεως	kriseōs	of judgment	G2920 →
ἢ	ē	than	G2228 →
ὑμῖν.¶	humin	for you.	G4771 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 4:17
In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
leads to
- 1 John 4:12
  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- 1 John 2:28
  And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
- 1 John 2:5
  But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
- Romans 8:29
  For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- 1 John 3:3
  And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
Through
Matthew 11:24
But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
leads to
- Matthew 10:15
  Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
Through
Matthew 10:15
Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:6
  if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
- John 15:22–24
  If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

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John the Baptist Baptizes Jesus — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

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PlacePhoenician coastTyrePhoenician island-fortress and merchant power, judged in Amos 1:9-10 and at length in Ezekiel 26-28.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Matthew

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Matthew