MAT 11:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) [ref]“Chorazin you’re doomed. Bethsaida you’re doomed. Because if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Tsidon, they would have shown their turning from their sins by wearing coarse cloth and showering themselves with ashes.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had happened in Tyre and Sidon which happened in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

UST “How terrible it will be for you people who live in the cities of Chorazin and Bethsaida! I say this because I did powerful things while I was in your cities. If I had done those same powerful things in the ancient cities of Tyre and Sidon, the wicked people who lived there would have stopped doing what was wrong. They would have shown how sorry they were by wearing coarse clothing and putting ashes on their heads.

BSB “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.

MSB “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[fn] sackcloth and ashes.

BLB "Woe to you Chorazin! Woe to you Bethsaida! For if the miracles having taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, then they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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

OEB ‘Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

WEBBE “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

LSV “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had converted;

FBV “Shame on you, Korazin! Shame on you, Bethsaida! If the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which happened among you, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago.

TCNT “Woe to yoʋ, Chorazin! Woe to yoʋ, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long [fn]ago in sackcloth and ashes.

11:21 ago ¦ ago, sitting ANT

T4T “You people who live in Chorazin city [MTY] and you people who live in Bethsaida city [MTY] will suffer terribly in hell! I did great miracles in your cities, but you did not turn from your sinful behavior. If the miracles that I performed in your cities had been done in the ancient cities of Tyre and Sidon, the wicked people who lived there long ago would have sat in ashes, wearing coarse cloth to show that they were sorry for their sins.

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

BBE Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads.

Moff "Woe to you, Khorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Had the miracles performed in you been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Wymth "Alas for thee, Chorazin!" He cried. "Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the mighty works been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in both of you, they would long ere now have repented, covered with sackcloth and ashes.

ASV Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

DRA Woe to thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you, they had long ago done penance in sackcloth and ashes.

YLT 'Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had reformed;

Drby Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you, had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented in sackcloth and ashes.

RV Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
(Woe unto thee/you, Chorazin! woe unto thee/you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. )

SLT Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if in Tyre and Sidon had been the powers being in you, long since had they repented in sackcloth and ashes.

Wbstr Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

KJB-1769 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.
( Woe unto thee/you, Chorazin! woe unto thee/you, 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. )

KJB-1611 Woe vnto thee Chorazin, woe vnto thee Bethsaida: for if the mightie workes which were done in you, had bene done in Tyre and Sidon, they would haue repented long agoe in sackcloth and ashes.
(Woe unto thee/you Chorazin, woe unto thee/you Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long agoe in sackcloth and ashes.)

Bshps Wo vnto thee Chorazin, wo vnto thee Bethsaida: for if the mightie workes which were shewed in you had ben done in Tyre or Sidon, they had repented long ago in sackcloth and asshes.
(Woe unto thee/you Chorazin, woe unto thee/you Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which were showed in you had been done in Tyre or Sidon, they had repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.)

Gnva Woe be to thee, Chorazin: Woe be to thee, Bethsaida: for if ye great workes, which were done in you, had bene done in Tyrus and Sidon, they had repented long agone in sackecloth and ashes.
(Woe be to thee/you, Chorazin: Woe be to thee/you, Bethsaida: for if ye/you_all great works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyrus and Sidon, they had repented long agone in sackcloth and ashes. )

Cvdl Wo vnto the Chorasin, Wo vnto the Bethsaida: for yf the miracles which haue bene shewed amoge you, had bene done in Tyre and Sidon, they had repented longe agoo in sack cloth and asshes.
(Woe unto the Chorasin, Woe unto the Bethsaida: for if the miracles which have been showed among you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they had repented long agoo in sack cloth and ashes.)

TNT Wo be to the Chorasin. Wo be to the Betzaida: for if the miracles which were shewd in you had bene done in Tyre and Sidon they had repented longe agone in sackcloth and asshes.
(Woe be to the Chorasin. Woe be to the Betzaida: for if the miracles which were shewd in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon they had repented long agone in sackcloth and ashes. )

Wycl Wo to thee! Corosaym, woo to thee! Bethsaida; for if the vertues that ben doon in you hadden be doon in Tyre and Sidon, sumtyme thei hadden don penaunce in heyre and aische.
(Woe to thee! Corosaym, woo to thee! Bethsaida; for if the virtues that been done in you had be done in Tyre and Sidon, sometime they had done penance in heir and ash.)

Luth Wehe dir, Chorazin! Wehe dir, Bethsaida! Wären solche Taten zu Tyrus und Sidon geschehen, wie bei euch geschehen sind, sie hätten vorzeiten im Sack und in der Asche Buße getan.
(Woe you/to_you(sg), Chorazin! Woe you/to_you(sg), Bethsaida! Wären such actions to/for Tyrus and Sidon happen, as/like at/in you happen are, they/she/them would_have ancient_times in_the sack/bag and in the/of_the ash repentance did.)

ClVg Væ tibi Corozain, væ tibi Bethsaida: quia, si in Tyro et Sidone factæ essent virtutes quæ factæ sunt in vobis, olim in cilicio et cinere pœnitentiam egissent.[fn]
(Alas/Woe to_you Corozain, woe to_you Bethsaida: because, when/but_if in/into/on Tyro and Sidone done they_would_be by_virtues which done are in/into/on to_you(pl), formerly/once in/into/on cilicio and ash repentance egissent. )

11.21 Væ tibi, etc. Supra ubi legitur, quia circumibat Jesus civitates et omnes vicos, curans omnem languorem: intelligendum est inter alias etiam in Corozaim et Bethsaida Dominum fecisse virtutes. Corozaim interpretatur mysterium meum; Bethsaida domus fructuum vel venatorum. Si in Tyro, etc. Hoc impletum modo videmus, quia Corozaim et Bethsaida præsente Domino credere noluerunt. Tyrus et Sidon postea prædicantibus Apostolis crediderunt: adeo devoti, ut Paulum Tyro abeuntem omnes cum uxoribus et liberis usque ad naves prosequerentur. Cur ergo non credituris prædicavit, credituros evitavit: ipse scit cujus viæ sunt misericordia et veritas. Proposuit tamen fines Judææ non excedere, ne justam Pharisæis et sacerdotibus persecutionis occasionem daret. Et erant tunc qui in Corozaim essent vocandi: nec tamen de contemptu gravius puniendi. Tyrus, angustia. Sidon, venatio.

11.21 Alas/Woe to_you, etc. Above where it_is_read, because circumibat Yesus cities and everyone streets, carens all with_languor/tiredness/inactivitym: to_be_understood it_is between others also in/into/on Corozaim and Bethsaida the_Master have_done by_virtues. Corozaim interprets mystery mine; Bethsaida home fruits or venatorum. When/But_if in/into/on Tyro, etc. This filled just/only we_see, because Corozaim and Bethsaida present Master to_believe they_didn't_want. Tyrus and Sidon afterwards to_those_who_preach Apostless they_believed: so_much devoti, as Paulum Tyro abeuntem everyone when/with wives and freedom until to ships prosequerentur. Cur therefore not/no it_is_believedis preached, it_is_believedos evitavit: exactly_that/himself he_knows whose ways/roads are mercy and the_truth. Proposuit nevertheless fines Yudahæ not/no excedere, not justm Phariseess and to_the_priests persecutionis opportunity would_give. And they_were then who/which in/into/on Corozaim they_would_be vocandi: but_not nevertheless from/about contemptu heavier puniendi. Tyrus, distress. Sidon, venatio.

UGNT οὐαί σοι, Χοραζείν! οὐαί σοι, Βηθσαϊδάν! ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν, πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν.
(ouai soi, Ⱪorazein! ouai soi, Baʸthsaidan! hoti ei en Turōi kai Sidōni egenonto hai dunameis hai genomenai en humin, palai an en sakkōi kai spodōi metenoaʸsan.)

SBL-GNT Οὐαί σοι, Χοραζίν· οὐαί σοι, Βηθσαϊδά· ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν, πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν.
(Ouai soi, Ⱪorazin; ouai soi, Baʸthsaida; hoti ei en Turōi kai Sidōni egenonto hai dunameis hai genomenai en humin, palai an en sakkōi kai spodōi metenoaʸsan.)

RP-GNT Οὐαί σοι, Χοραζίν, οὐαί σοι, Βηθσαϊδά, ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν, πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν.
(Ouai soi, Ⱪorazin, ouai soi, Baʸthsaida, hoti ei en Turōi kai Sidōni egenonto hai dunameis hai genomenai en humin, palai an en sakkōi kai spodōi metenoaʸsan.)

TC-GNT Οὐαί σοι, [fn]Χοραζίν, οὐαί σοι, [fn]Βηθσαϊδά, ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι [fn]ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν, πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ [fn]σποδῷ μετενόησαν.
(Ouai soi, Ⱪorazin, ouai soi, Baʸthsaida, hoti ei en Turōi kai Sidōni egenonto hai dunameis hai genomenai en humin, palai an en sakkōi kai spodōi metenoaʸsan. )

11:21 χοραζιν ¦ χωραζιν PCK ¦ χοραζειν TH WH

11:21 βηθσαιδα ¦ βηθσαιδαν 𝔐^pt ST WH

11:21 εγενοντο ¦ εγενηθησαν ANT

11:21 σποδω ¦ σποδω καθημεναι ANT

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:20–24: Jesus spoke against people who did not repent

In this section, Jesus rebuked the Jews of certain towns. They had heard him preach and had seen him do miracles, but still they refused to repent and believe in him. Jesus stated that many Gentiles were more likely to trust him than the Jews were. As a result, God will judge these Jews more harshly than he will judge the Gentiles. Jesus said these things because he hoped that some of them would be shamed into repenting and believing him.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus warns the Jews of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum

Judgment for the Unbelievers (NLT)

11:21–22

Verses 11:21–22 contain a figure of speech called apostrophe.The name of this figure of speech is spelled and pronounced the same as the punctuation mark used to show contractions, but with a different meaning. For more information, see Translation Problems A to Z, Apostrophe. In this figure of speech, Jesus spoke to the towns of Chorazin and Bethsaida as if they were persons.

Here are some other ways to translate this verse:

Keep the apostrophe as in the BSB.
^21aWoe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! ^21bFor if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, ^21cthey would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Translate it so that Jesus is speaking to the people of those towns. For example:
^21aYou people of Chorazin are in for trouble! You people of Bethsaida are in for trouble too! ^21bIf the miracles that took place in your towns had happened in Tyre and Sidon, ^21cthe people there would have turned to God long ago.

11:21a

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!

“Chorazin, you^(sing) will have trouble! Bethsaida, you^(sing) will have trouble!
“People of Chorazin, God will punish you!^(plur) People of Bethsaida, God will punish you!

Woe to you: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Woe expresses a warning. It is a warning of God’s coming judgment and a call to people to change the way that they are living. Jesus knew that God would punish the people who lived in the town of Chorazin. They had seen Jesus do miracles, but most people did not believe in him.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

How terrible it will be for you (GNT)

Great trouble awaits you

It will be bad for you

God will punish you

Chorazin: The word Chorazin is the name of a town in the northern region of Galilee. (Notice that some English versions spell this word Korazin.) By naming the town, Jesus was speaking to the people of the town. These people were Jews. In some languages, it will be natural to make some of this information explicit. For example:

people of Chorazin

Jews who live in the town of Korazin

In some languages, it will be natural to put the town before the word “woe.” For example:

People of Chorazin, woe to you!

Woe to you, Bethsaida!: The same words of woe are repeated for the Jewish town of Bethsaida. This is done to emphasize the woe to each of these two towns. If repeating the phrase Woe to you does not emphasize that phrase in your language, you may want to emphasize the phrase in another way. For example:

Chorazin and Bethsaida, you will certainly have trouble!

11:21b–c

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: This is a long sentence that begins with an if clause. It is further complicated because it contrasts two situations. The first situation is a real situation: Jesus did miracles in the Jewish towns of Chorazin and Bethsaida. It is implied that they did not repent. The second situation is a hypothetical situation: If Jesus had done those same miracles in the Gentile towns of Tyre and Sidon, the people there would have repented.

In some languages, it will be natural to divide this long sentence into several shorter sentences. For example:

I did miracles in your towns, but you did not repent. If, for example, I had done these same miracles in the towns of Tyre and Sidon, they would have put on sackcloth and ashes to show that they had repented.

I did miracles in your towns, but you did not repent. Suppose that I had done these same miracles in the towns of Tyre and Sidon. They are not Jews, but they would have repented long ago. They would have shown their repentance by putting on sackcloth and putting ashes on their heads.

11:21b

For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon,

I say this because if I had done the miracles in the towns of Tyre and Sidon which I did in your^(dual) towns,
I did miracles in your towns, but you did not repent. If I had done these same miracles in the Gentile towns of Tyre and Sidon,
I did miracles in your towns, but you did not turn away from your sins. Suppose that I had done these same miracles in the towns of Tyre and Sidon. The people of those towns are not Jews, but

For: Verses 11:21b–22 explain the reason why Jesus warned the towns of Chorazin and Bethsaida (in 11:21a). The Greek introduces this explanation with a conjunction that the BSB translates as For.

Here is another way to introduce this explanation:

I say this because

Some English versions do not translate this conjunction. In some languages, it may not be necessary to translate this conjunction either.

if the miracles that were performed in you: The Greek word that the BSB translates as miracles can also be translated as “mighty works” (as in the ESV). Here Jesus referred to the miracles that he has done in the Jewish towns of Chorazin and Bethsaida. It is implied that even though he did miracles there, the Jewish people in those towns did not repent.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

if the miracles I did in you (NLT)

If the miracles that took place in your towns (CEV)

I did amazing deeds/acts in your towns, but you Jews did not repent

had been performed in Tyre and Sidon: This part of the “if” clause is hypothetical. This means that it refers to something that did not happen. Jesus did not do miracles in the towns of Tyre and Sidon. But if he had done miracles there, the people there would have repented.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

had been done in Tyre and Sidon but they were not done

I did not do miracles in Tyre and Sidon. But if I had done miracles there

If, for example, I had done these same miracles in the towns of Tyre and Sidon

in Tyre and Sidon: Tyre and Sidon were two towns where Gentile (non-Jewish) people lived. God had punished them for their sins. This happened about 700 years before Jesus was born. The Jews knew about this situation from Isaiah 23. So the Jews considered them bad people. But Jesus showed the Jews that they were even worse sinners than the people of Tyre and Sidon.

If it is not clear to your readers that the comparison is between Jews and Gentiles, you may want to:

Include some implied information in the text. For example:
in the non-Jewish towns of Tyre and Sidon
in the Gentile/foreign towns of Tyre and Sidon
Include a footnote. For example:
Chorazin and Bethsaida were Jewish towns. Tyre and Sidon were Gentile towns. Jesus was showing that the Gentiles were more likely to repent and believe in him than the Jews were.

11:21c

they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

they would have long ago repented and shown it by wearing rough cloth and putting ashes on their heads.
they would have quickly turned from their sins. They would have put on rough clothes and put ashes on their heads to show it/repentance.

they would have repented long ago: This clause is another part of the hypothetical statement. The Gentile people in the towns of Tyre and Sidon would have repented long ago if they had seen Jesus’ miracles. They would not have waited to repent. But Jesus did not do miracles there, and the people did not repent.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

they would have quickly repented

they would not have waited to turn from their sins

in sackcloth and ashes: This phrase indicates two ways that people at that time showed that they had repented. They wore an itchy cloth called sackcloth, and they put ashes on their heads.

The word sackcloth refers to a rough cloth made of animal hair and then made into clothing. Wearing such clothing was not comfortable because the cloth was scratchy. To add to their misery, people also either sat in ashes or they poured ashes on their heads.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Explain in the text that sackcloth and ashes were ways of showing they had sincerely repented. For example:
They would have worn rough cloth and put ashes on themselves to show they had changed. (NCV)
put on sackcloth and sprinkled ashes on themselves, to show that they had turned from their sins! (GNT)
Explain this custom in a footnote. A sample footnote is:
The custom of those people at that time was to put on rough cloth and to sprinkle ashes on themselves. This showed that they had turned from their sins.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

οὐαί σοι, Χοραζείν! οὐαί σοι, Βηθσαϊδάν! & ὑμῖν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐαί σοί Χοραζίν Οὐαί σοί Βηθσαϊδάν Ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καί Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν πάλαι ἄν ἐν σάκκῳ καί σποδῷ μετενόησαν)

Jesus is addressing something that he knows cannot hear him, the cities of Chorazin and Bethsaida. He is doing this to show his listeners in a strong way how he feels about those cities. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as if he were speaking directly to people about these cities. Alternate translation: [There will be woe for Chorazin! There will be woe for Bethsaida! … those cities]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence -1) οὐαί σοι

The phrase woe to you is the opposite of “blessed are you.” It indicates that bad things are going to happen to the people being addressed, because they have displeased God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [How bad it is for you … How bad it is for you] or [Trouble will come to you … Trouble will come to you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

(Occurrence -1) σοι

Jesus is addressing an individual city in each of these phrases, so you is singular in both cases.

Note 4 topic: translate-names

Χοραζείν & Βηθσαϊδάν

The words Chorazin and Bethsaida are the names of two cities.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

Χοραζείν & Βηθσαϊδάν & ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι

The words Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Tyre and Sidon refer to the people who live in those cities. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [people of Chorazin … people of Bethsaida … among the people of Tyre and Sidon]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὅτι

The word For introduces a reason why Jesus pronounces Woe to these cities. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a statement, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [I rebuke you because] or [That is because]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν, πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν

Jesus assumes that his audience will know that God destroyed the cities of Tyre and Sidon because the people in them were so wicked. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [God destroyed the cities of Tyre and Sidon because they were so wicked. But even they would have repented if they had seen the miracles which happened in you. So the people of Chorazin and Bethsaida certainly should have repented as well]

Note 8 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν, πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν

if in Tyre (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐαί σοί Χοραζίν Οὐαί σοί Βηθσαϊδάν Ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καί Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν πάλαι ἄν ἐν σάκκῳ καί σποδῷ μετενόησαν)

Jesus is describing a situation that might have happened in the past but actually did not. He is doing this to express disappointment and regret about what is happening in the present. Be sure to translate this in such a way that your readers will know that this event actually did not happen but they will understand why Jesus is imagining it. Alternate translation: [suppose that the miracles had happened in Tyre and Sidon which happened in you. They would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual

ὑμῖν

you_all

Since Jesus is addressing two cities, you would be dual here if your language uses that form. Otherwise, it would be plural.

Note 10 topic: translate-symaction

πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν

long_ago (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐαί σοί Χοραζίν Οὐαί σοί Βηθσαϊδάν Ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καί Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν πάλαι ἄν ἐν σάκκῳ καί σποδῷ μετενόησαν)

Jesus is saying that the people of Tyre and Sidon would have worn sackcloth and put ashes on their heads. These actions are signs of humility and sorrow that show that they were very sorry for doing what was wrong. If this would not be clear to your readers, you could explain the significance of these actions in the text or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [they would have shown how sorry they were for their sins by wearing sackcloth and putting ashes on their heads]

Parallel MAT 11:21

Section 11:20–24: Jesus spoke against people who did not repent

11:21–22

11:21a

11:21b–c

11:21b

11:21c