Matthew 11:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. ”

Matthew 11:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Woe to Unbelieving Cities ( Luke 10:13-16 ; in the address to the Seventy). We should rather have expected to find this passage in Matthew 10. Some scholars regard the denunciation as the product o...
Matthew 11:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 - it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom - Γη Σοδομων, the land of the S...
Matthew 11:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then began he to upbraid the cities— After reproving the Pharisees, Jesus pronounced heavy judgments against Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum, cities which he had often blessed with his presence;...
Matthew 11:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in t...
Matthew 11:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Disciples of the Baptist 1. Tours of Jesus after dismissing His apostles. The apostles started on their mission about five weeks before the second Passover of the ministry (28 a.d.) and were a...
Matthew 11:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 10 The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1-30 ; Matthew 12:1-50 I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1-30 HITHERTO almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging in our Evangelist's recor...
Matthew 11:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Woe or Welcome Matthew 11:20-30 The voice of upbraiding, Matthew 11:20-24 . The Judge weeps as he pronounces the doom of those who reject Him. They would have crowned Him king, but refused...
Matthew 11:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This picture of John is very full of pathos-from the high triumph of inspired preaching to the solitude and loneliness of a prison. John made as direct application to Jesus as his circumstances permi...
Matthew 11:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 : tho...
Matthew 11:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. Ver. 24. It shall be more tolerable ] Infidelity then is, in some respect, a worse...
Matthew 11:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then began he to upbraid the cities Which he had often blessed with his presence, and in which he had preached many awakening sermons, and performed many astonishing miracles. It is observable, he...
Matthew 11:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Throughout Israel now the Lord carries on an intensive teaching and preaching in their cities. John the Baptist hears of this in the prison, but he is deeply puzzled, for he sends two of his disciple...
Matthew 11:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Reproaches Chorazin, c.. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, an...
Matthew 11:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Ver. 23,24. This speech of our Saviour is much of the same import with the other. The scope and sense of it is the same, to let the Capernaites know that the hardness of their heart was grea...
Matthew 11:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Castigates His Local Towns For Their Failure To Repent In View Of The Fact That They Too Have Seen The Messianic Signs, But Without Responding (11:20-24). In this chapter Jesus has already b...
Matthew 11:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 11:21 . Sackcloth and ashes. —In the East, it was common for mourners to put on a black garment which resembled a sack, with holes for the arms, and to strew ashes upon th...
Matthew 11:24 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 11:1 . And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. Whatever he commanded, he himself did...
Matthew 11:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 11:3 . Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another. Brevity here is connected with obscurity. John could not doubt, after seeing the glory, and hearing the voice from heaven. T...
Matthew 11:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsatda! The damnation under the gospel more intolerable than that of Sodom I. There shall be a day of judgment. II. In the day of judgement some si...
Matthew 11:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 11:1 Matthew only. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end. The same formula recurs in Matthew 7:28 ; Matthew 13:53 ; Matthew 19:1 ; Matthew 26:1 . In all f...
Matthew 11:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The curse upon Capernaum:
Matthew 11:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Lamentations 4:6 ; Luke 10:12 ; Matthew 10:15 ; Matthew 11:22 ; Mark 6:11
Matthew 11:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Moreover I say unto you — Beside the general denunciation of wo to those stubborn unbelievers, the degree of their misery will be greater than even that of Tyre and Sidon, yea, of Sodom.

Matthew 11:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 11:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 11:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 11:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 11:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 11:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 11:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 11:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 11:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 11:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 11:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 11:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 11:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 11:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 11:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 11:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 11:24 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 11:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 11:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 11:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 11:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 11:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 11:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes