Matthew 11:23 “And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be b…”

Matthew 11:23

And 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until today.

American Standard Version

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thou, Capernaum, which art lifted vp vnto heauen, shalt be brought downe to hell: for if the great workes, which haue bin done in thee, had bene done among them of Sodom, they had remained to this day.

Darby Translation

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

Young's Literal Translation

'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;

Bible in Basic English

And you, Capernaum, were you not to be lifted up to heaven? you will go down into hell: for if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been here to this day.

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Cross references

“Capernaum”

John 4:46–54 Matthew 4:13 Matthew 8:5 Matthew 17:24 Luke 4:23

John 4:46–54 · BSB

So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

Matthew 4:13 · BSB

Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

Matthew 8:5 · BSB

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,

Matthew 17:24 · BSB

After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”

Luke 4:23 · BSB

Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

“which art”

Isaiah 14:13–15 Lamentations 2:1 Ezekiel 28:12–19 Obadiah 1:4 Luke 14:11 2 Peter 2:4–9

Isaiah 14:13–15 · BSB

You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.

Lamentations 2:1 · BSB

How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.

Ezekiel 28:12–19 · BSB

“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

Obadiah 1:4 · BSB

Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Luke 14:11 · BSB

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

2 Peter 2:4–9 · BSB

For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

“in Sodom”

Genesis 13:13 Revelation 11:8 Ezekiel 16:48–50 Jude 1:7 Genesis 19:24 Genesis 19:25

Genesis 13:13 · BSB

But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

Revelation 11:8 · BSB

Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.

Ezekiel 16:48–50 · 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.

Jude 1:7 · BSB

In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

Genesis 19:24 · BSB

Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

Genesis 19:25 · BSB

Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.

Also

Acts 2:27 Matthew 16:18 Luke 16:23

Acts 2:27 · BSB

because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

Matthew 16:18 · BSB

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

Luke 16:23 · BSB

In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

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

In context

22But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

24But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

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