Matthew 11:24

24 But I tell you, on the Judgment Day it will be better for Sodom than for you."

Matthew 11:24 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 11:24

But I say unto you
Capernaum, and the inhabitants thereof, as before, to Chorazin and Bethsaida.

It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of
judgment, than for thee:
though the punishment of the men of Sodom will be very great, their iniquities being horribly dreadful and enormous, yet more easy to be borne than the vengeance, which, in the last and general judgment, will fall upon such, who have had the means of grace, and have despised them; especially such as had the personal presence, ministry, and miracles of Christ among them, as the Capernaites had. Such a way of expressing and setting forth the severer punishment of others, by that of Sodom, is not unusual in the Old Testament; see ( Lamentations 4:6 ) nor in Jewish writers, who say ^F18, that

``the Israelites were fit for, or deserved, (Mwdo vnwem rwmx) (rtwy vnwel) , "a far more heavy punishment than the punishment of Sodom": because they abounded with prophets, rising early, and sending them, but they did not hearken; whereas Sodom had no hands stayed on her, or prophets to warn them.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Tzeror Hammor, fol. 82. 1.

Matthew 11:24 In-Context

22 But I tell you, on the Judgment Day it will be better for Tyre and Sidon than for you.

23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to the depths. If the miracles I did in you had happened in Sodom, its people would have stopped sinning, and it would still be a city today.

24 But I tell you, on the Judgment Day it will be better for Sodom than for you."

25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the people who are wise and smart. But you have shown them to those who are like little children.

26 Yes, Father, this is what you really wanted.