Matthew 11:23 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

BSB

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ASV

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.

KJV

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto 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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Vers. 23, 24.) Because if in Sodom (or, as some say, in Sidon) the miracles had been done that have been done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

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

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And thou, Capernaum - See the notes at Mat 4:13. Which art exalted to heaven - This is an expression used to denote great privileges. He meant that they were especially favored with instruction. The city was prosperous. It was signally favored by its wealth. Most of all, it was signally favored by the presence, the preaching, and the miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ. Here he spent a large portion of his time in the early part of his ministry, and in Capernaum and its neighborhood he performed his chief miracles.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
σὺ	su	you yourself	G4771 →
Καφαρναούμ,	Kapharnaoum	Capernaum,	G2584 →
μὴ	mē	surely not	G3361 →
ἕως	he'ōs	to	G2193 →
οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	heaven	G3772 →
ὑψωθήσῃ;	hupsōthēsē	will be exalted?	G5312 →
ἕως	he'ōs	to	G2193 →
ᾅδου	hadou	Hades	G86 →
καταβήσῃ,	katabēsē	will go down!	G2597 →
ὅτι	hoti	For	G3754 →
εἰ	ei	if	G1487 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Σοδόμοις	Sodomois	Sodom	G4670 →
ἐγενήθησαν	egenēthēsan	happened	G1096 →
αἱ	hai	the	G3588 →
δυνάμεις	dunameis	miracles	G1411 →
αἱ	hai	that	G3588 →
γενόμεναι	genomenai	were happening	G1096 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
σοί,	soi	you,	G4771 →
ἔμεινεν	emeinen	it remained	G3306 →
ἂν	an	then would	G302 →
μέχρι	mechri	until	G3360 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
σήμερον.	sēmeron	day.	G4594 →

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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
Revelation 11:8
Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.
leads to
- Jeremiah 23:14
  And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness.…
- Revelation 18:10
  In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
- Revelation 18:21
  Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never…
- Hebrews 13:12
  And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
- Ezekiel 16:53–55
  But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.
Through
Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:10
  Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
Through
Matthew 4:13
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
leads to
- Mark 1:21
  Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
- John 4:46
  So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

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Where the connections lead

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06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew