Matthew 11:22 “But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day…”

Matthew 11:22

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.

Geneva Bible 1599

But I say to you, It shalbe easier for Tyrus and Sidon at the day of iudgement, then for you.

Darby Translation

But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in judgment-day than for you.

Young's Literal Translation

but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than for you.

Bible in Basic English

But I say to you, It will be better for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judging, than for you.

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Cross references

“It shall”

Matthew 11:24 Matthew 10:15 Hebrews 10:26–31 Luke 10:14 Hebrews 6:4–8 Hebrews 2:3

Matthew 11:24 · BSB

But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

Matthew 10:15 · BSB

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

Hebrews 10:26–31 · BSB

If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

Luke 10:14 · BSB

But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

Hebrews 6:4–8 · BSB

It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 2:3 · BSB

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

“Tyre”

Isaiah 23:1–18 Jeremiah 25:22 Jeremiah 27:3 Ezekiel 29:18 Ezekiel 26:1–28 Amos 1:9

Isaiah 23:1–18 · BSB

This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

Jeremiah 25:22 · BSB

all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;

Jeremiah 27:3 · BSB

Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.

Ezekiel 29:18 · BSB

“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expe…

Ezekiel 26:1–28 · BSB

In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Amos 1:9 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.

“the day”

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

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.

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.

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.

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

In context

21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

23And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

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