The Meaning of Matthew 11:24 Explained

Matthew 11:24

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

YLT: but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.'

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Matthew 11:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 11:20-30 - Woe Or Welcome
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 to repent. See John 6:15. These cities did not crucify Him, but they had been deaf to His warnings and indifferent to His mighty works. Even where there is no direct opposition, indifference will be sufficient to seal our doom.
The voice of thanksgiving, Matthew 11:25-27. He "answered" the voice of God within His breast. Babes are those who mistrust the reasonings of their intellect, but trust the instincts and intuitions of their hearts. The child-heart looks open-eyed into all the mysteries of God. Learn to say Yea to all God's dealings. The Spirit reveals the Son, and the Son the Father. Our Lord must be divine, if only God can know him.
The voice of pleading mercy, Matthew 11:28-30. Labor is for active manhood; heavy-laden for suffering, patient womanhood. The invitation is to commit and submit; to come and to bow under the yoke of the Father's will. Submission and obedience are the secrets of the blessed life. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 11

1  John sends his disciples to Jesus
7  Jesus' testimony concerning John
16  The perverse judgment of the people concerning the Son
20  Jesus upbraids Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum;
25  and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the Gospel to the simple,
28  he calls to him those who are weary and burdened

What do the individual words in Matthew 11:24 mean?

But I say to you that for [the] land of Sodom more tolerable will it be in day of judgment than for you
πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι γῇ Σοδόμων ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως σοί

λέγω  I  say 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
ὑμῖν  to  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Plural
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
ὅτι  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ὅτι  
Sense: that, because, since.
γῇ  for  [the]  land 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: γῆ  
Sense: arable land.
Σοδόμων  of  Sodom 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Plural
Root: Σόδομα  
Sense: a city destroyed by the Lord raining fire and brimstone on it.
ἀνεκτότερον  more  tolerable 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Singular, Comparative
Root: ἀνεκτός  
Sense: bearable, tolerable.
ἔσται  will  it  be 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular
Root: εἰμί  
Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present.
ἡμέρᾳ  day 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: ἡμέρα  
Sense: the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night.
κρίσεως  of  judgment 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: κρίσις  
Sense: a separating, sundering, separation.
  than 
Parse: Conjunction
Root:  
Sense: either, or, than.
σοί  for  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Singular
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.

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