Matthew 11:24

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

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

New English Translation
But I tell you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!"

Bible in Basic English
But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom in the day of judging, than for you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neuerthelesse, I say vnto you, that it shalbe easier for the lande of Sodome in the day of iudgement, then for thee.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Netheles Y seie to you, that to the lond of Sodom it schal be `lesse peyne in the dai of doom, than to thee.

Young's Literal Translation
but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.'

Douay-Rheims 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.

English Revised Version
Howbeit I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."

Geneva Bible (1587)
But I say vnto you, that it shall be easier for them of the land of Sodom in the day of iudgement, then for thee.

George Lamsa Translation
But I say to you, It will be easier for the land of Sodom in the judgment day, than for you.

Contemporary English Version
So I tell you that on the day of judgment the people of Sodom will get off easier than you.

Complete Jewish Bible
But I tell you that on the Day of Judgment it will be more bearable for the land of S'dom than for you!"

Darby Translation
But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for [the] land of Sodom in judgment-day than for thee.

Hebrew Names Version
But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sedom, in the day of judgment, than for you."

International Standard Version
Indeed I tell you, it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!"Matthew 10:15;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
But I tell you that for the land of Sadum it shall be more tolerable in the day of judgment than for thee.

Murdock Translation
But I say to thee, It will be comfortable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, rather than for thee.

Lexham English Bible
Nevertheless I tell you that it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!"

Easy-to-Read Version
But I tell you, it will be worse for you in the day of judgment than for Sodom."

English Standard Version
But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you."

New American Standard Bible
"Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment, than for you."

Good News Translation
You can be sure that on the Judgment Day God will show more mercy to Sodom than to you!"

Christian Standard Bible®
But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."

World English Bible
But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for you."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.

Weymouth's New Testament
Only I tell you all, that it will be more endurable for the land of Sodom on the day of Judgement than for thee."

King James Version (1611)
But I say vnto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in ye day of iudgment, then for thee.

Literal Translation
But I say to you, It will be more bearable for the land of Sodom in Judgment Day than for you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles I saye vnto you: It shalbe easyer for the londe of Sodome in the daye of iudgment, the for the.

Mace New Testament (1729)
I tell you likewise, that in the day of judgment, Sodom shall be treated with less severity than you.

Amplified Bible
"But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment, than for you."

American Standard Version
But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

New King James Version
But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you."

New Living Translation
I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you."

New Life Bible
But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom on the day men stand before God and are told they are guilty, than for you."

New Revised Standard
But I tell you that on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom than for you."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Moreover, I say unto you - For the land of Sodom, more tolerable, will it be in a day of judgment, than, for thee.

Revised Standard Version
But I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Neverthelesse I saye vnto you: it shalbe easiar for ye londe of zodo in the daye of iudgemet the for ye.

Update Bible Version
But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.

Webster's Bible Translation
But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Sodom is gonna fair a lot better on Judgment Day than you are Capernaum."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you."

Legacy Standard Bible
Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you."

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, ¹⁷ And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. ¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. ¹⁹ The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. ²⁰ Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: ²¹ Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. ²² But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. ²³ 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. ²⁴ But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Bible Verse Review
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more: Matthew 11:22, Matthew 10:15, Lamentations 4:6, Mark 6:11, Luke 10:12

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:13 - But the Genesis 19:5 - General Genesis 19:24 - the Lord Deuteronomy 32:32 - of the vine of Sodom 1 Kings 2:20 - Ask on Jeremiah 23:14 - Sodom Ezekiel 16:3 - Thy birth Ezekiel 16:48 - General Matthew 23:14 - therefore Luke 4:23 - whatsoever Luke 17:29 - General Romans 2:12 - For 2 Peter 2:21 - it had 2 Peter 3:7 - against 1 John 4:17 - the day

Cross-References

Joshua 24:2
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

Luke 3:34
Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

Gill's Notes on the 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: 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 r, that

"the Israelites were fit for, or deserved, חמור מעונש סדום

לעונש יותר, "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.''

r Tzeror Hammor, fol. 82. 1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 11:24. But - it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom — γη σοδομων, the land of the Sodomites; i.e. the ancient inhabitants of that city and its neighbourhood.

In Jude, Jude 1:7, we are told that these persons are suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah happened A. M. 2107, which was 1897 years before the incarnation. What a terrible thought is this! It will be more tolerable for certain sinners, who have already been damned nearly four thousand years, than for those who, live and die infidels under the Gospel! There are various degrees of punishments in hell, answerable to various degrees of guilt, and the contempt manifested to, and the abuse made of; the preaching of the Gospel, will rank semi-infidel Christians in the highest list of transgressors, and purchase them the hottest place in hell! Great God! save the reader from this destruction!

Day of judgment — May either refer to that particular time in which God visits for iniquity, or to that great day in which he will judge the world by the Lord Jesus Christ. The day of Sodom's judgment was that in which it was destroyed by fire and brimstone from heaven, Genesis 19:24; and the day of judgment to Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum, was the time in which they were destroyed by the Romans, Matthew 11:23. But there is a day of final judgment, when Hades itself, (sinners in a state of partial punishment in the invisible world) shall be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, which is the second death. See Revelation 20:14.