MAT 11:22 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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 Nevertheless, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

UST So I want to tell you that when God judges everyone, he will punish you more severely than the wicked people who lived in Tyre and Sidon.

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

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

OEB Yet, I tell you, the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable in the day of judgment than yours.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it will be more tolerable in [the] day of judgment than for you.

FBV But I tell you that on the Day of Judgment it will be better for Tyre and Sidon than it will for you!

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

T4T So note this: God will punish the wicked people who lived in the cities of Tyre and Sidon [MTY], but he will punish you even more severely on the final day when he judges all people.

LEB Nevertheless I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and for Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!

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

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

Wymth Only I tell you that it will be more endurable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of Judgement than for you.

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

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

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

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

RV Howbeit I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.
(Howbeit I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, than for you. )

SLT But I say to you, To Tyre and Sidon shall it be more supportable in the day of judgment, than to you.

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

KJB-1769 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
( But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgement, than for you. )

KJB-1611 But I say vnto you, It shall bee more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of iudgement, then for you.
(But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgement, then for you.)

Bshps Neuerthelesse I say vnto you, it shalbe easier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of iudgement, then for you.
(Nevertheless I say unto you, it shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgement, then for you.)

Gnva But I say to you, It shalbe easier for Tyrus and Sidon at the day of iudgement, then for you.
(But I say to you, It shall be easier for Tyrus and Sidon at the day of judgement, then for you. )

Cvdl Neuertheles I saye vnto you: It shalbe easyer for Tyre and Sidon in the daye of iudgment, then for you.
(Nevertheless I say unto you: It shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, then for you.)

TNT Neverthelesse I say to you: it shall be esier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of iudgement then for you.
(Nevertheless I say to you: it shall be esier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgement then for you. )

Wycl Netheles Y seie to you, it schal be lesse peyne to Tire and Sidon in the dai of doom, than to you.
(Nevertheless I say to you, it shall be less peyne to Tire and Sidon in the day of judgement, than to you.)

Luth Doch ich sage euch: Es wird Tyrus und Sidon erträglicher ergehen am Jüngsten Gerichte denn euch.
(But I said you: It becomes Tyrus and Sidon more_bearable happen in/at/on_the youngest_(one) court(n)/justice because/than you.)

ClVg Verumtamen dico vobis: Tyro et Sidoni remissius erit in die judicii, quam vobis.
(Nevertheless I_mean/say to_you(pl): Tyro and Sidoni remissius will_be in/into/on day judgement, how to_you(pl). )

UGNT πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἢ ὑμῖν.
(plaʸn legō humin, Turōi kai Sidōni anektoteron estai en haʸmera kriseōs aʸ humin.)

SBL-GNT πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἢ ὑμῖν.
(plaʸn legō humin, Turōi kai Sidōni anektoteron estai en haʸmera kriseōs aʸ humin.)

RP-GNT Πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως, ἢ ὑμῖν.
(Plaʸn legō humin, Turōi kai Sidōni anektoteron estai en haʸmera kriseōs, aʸ humin.)

TC-GNT Πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως, ἢ ὑμῖν.
(Plaʸn legō humin, Turōi kai Sidōni anektoteron estai en haʸmera kriseōs, aʸ humin. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (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)

11:22a

But I tell you,

But I say to you^(plur) that
But even though they never repented, I assure you that

But: There is a contrast here. The contrast is between the Jews’ thinking and Jesus’ thinking. The Jews thought that the Gentile people of Tyre and Sidon were evil, but Jesus indicated that the Jews were worse. The Greek indicates this contrast with a conjunction that the BSB translates as But.

Here are some other ways to translate this conjunction:

But even though they were bad

But even though they never repented

You may think that they were very evil people but

I tell you: The words I tell you emphasize the following words. This expression is less strong than “Truly, I tell you” (in 8:10c).

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

I say to you that

think about this

listen

This phrase also occurs in 11:9c and 8:11a. You should translate it here as you did there.

11:22b

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

on the great day of judgment, the punishment that God gives to Tyre and Sidon will be less/lighter than the punishment he gives to you^(plur).
when God judges people, he will punish you people from Chorazin and Bethsaida more than he will punish the people from Tyre and Sidon.

it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you: This clause compares the suffering of two groups of people. The Gentiles of the towns of Tyre and Sidon will suffer. And the Jews of the towns of Chorazin and Bethsaida will suffer. But the suffering of the Gentile people from Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable than the suffering of the Jews from Chorazin and Bethsaida. This means that the Gentiles from those towns will suffer less than the Jews. God will punish them less than he will punish the Jews from those two towns.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

on the Judgment Day it will be better for Tyre and Sidon than for you (NCV)

on Judgment Day, God will punish the people of Tyre and Sidon less than he will punish you

on Judgment Day, the punishment that God will give you will surpass the punishment of Tyre and Sidon

the day of judgment: This phrase refers to the time when God will judge all people for the things they have said and done on earth.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

the Judgment Day (GNT)

the day that God judges all people

at the time when God judges everyone

This phrase also occurs in 10:15b. You should translate it the same in both places.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

πλὴν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Πλήν λέγω ὑμῖν Τύρῳ καί Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἤ ὑμῖν)

The word Nevertheless introduces a contrast with how people might think about the wicked people of Tyre and Sidon. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast, or you could leave Nevertheless untranslated. Alternate translation: [Yet] or [As a matter of fact]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

λέγω ὑμῖν & ἔσται

˱I˲_˓am˒_saying ˱to˲_you_all & ˱it˲_will_be

Jesus uses the clause I say to you to emphasize what he is about to say. Use a natural form in your language for emphasizing the truth and importance of a statement. Alternate translation: [I want you to know that it will be]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἢ ὑμῖν

˱for˲_Tyre (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Πλήν λέγω ὑμῖν Τύρῳ καί Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἤ ὑμῖν)

Jesus assumes that his audience will know that God destroyed the cities of Tyre and Sidon because the people in them were so wicked. The implication is that it must therefore be an extremely grave offense to reject the messengers of the kingdom of God. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [God will judge you more severely than he will judge the people who lived in Tyre and Sidon, even though he destroyed their cities because they were so wicked]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι

˱for˲_Tyre (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Πλήν λέγω ὑμῖν Τύρῳ καί Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἤ ὑμῖν)

The words 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: [for the people of Tyre and Sidon]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως

in day ˱of˲_judgment

Jesus is using the possessive form to describe a day on which judgment will happen. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [on the day when God judges everyone]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κρίσεως

˱of˲_judgment

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when people are judged]

Parallel MAT 11:22

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

11:22a

11:22b