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MATTHEW 11:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 11:23Matt 11:25
“But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.”
But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you. The judgment statement for Capernaum parallels the judgment statement for Chorazin and Bethsaida: more tolerable for Sodom than for the city that witnessed the Son of Man's ministry. The chapter's movement from John's question (verses 2–6) through the praise of John (verses 7–15) to the denunciation of the unrepentant (verses 16–24) communicates the stakes of the kingdom's arrival: the presence of Jesus is either the greatest opportunity or the heaviest accountability.

Church Fathers on Matthew 11:24

Thus far He had brought His accusation against the Jews in common; now against certain towns by name, in which He had specially preached, and yet they would not be converted; whence it is said, 'Then began he to upbraid the cities in which most of hie mighty works were done, because they had not repented.'

Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation · ap. Anselm

His upbraiding of the towns of Corozaim, Bethsaida, and Capharnaum, is set forth in this chapter, because He therefore upbraided them, because after He had such mighty works and wonders in them they had not done penitence. Whence He adds, 'Wo for thee, Corozaim! wo for thee, Bethsaida!'

Jerome · 4th century

That you should not say that they were by nature evil, He names Bethsaida, a town from which the Apostles had come; namely, Philip, and two pair of the chief of the Apostles, Peter and Andrew, James and John.

Chrysostom · 4th century
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