Matthew 10:15 “Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on t…”

Matthew 10:15

Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

World English Bible

Most certainly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

American Standard Version

Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Geneva Bible 1599

Truely I say vnto you, it shall be easier for them of the lande of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of iudgement, then for that citie.

Darby Translation

Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in judgment-day than for that city.

Young's Literal Translation

verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

Bible in Basic English

Truly I say to you, It will be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of God's judging than for that town.

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Cross references

“verily”

Matthew 5:18 Matthew 24:34 Matthew 24:35

Matthew 5:18 · BSB

For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Matthew 24:34 · BSB

Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

Matthew 24:35 · BSB

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

“It”

John 15:22–24 Matthew 11:22–24 Ezekiel 16:48–56 Mark 6:11 Luke 10:11 Luke 10:12

John 15:22–24 · BSB

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

Matthew 11:22–24 · BSB

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

Ezekiel 16:48–56 · BSB

As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done.

Mark 6:11 · BSB

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

Luke 10:11 · BSB

‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

Luke 10:12 · BSB

I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

“in the”

1 John 4:17 Matthew 12:36 2 Peter 2:9 2 Peter 3:7

1 John 4:17 · BSB

In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.

Matthew 12:36 · BSB

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

2 Peter 2:9 · BSB

if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

2 Peter 3:7 · BSB

And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Also

2 Peter 2:6

2 Peter 2:6 · BSB

if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

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