Matthew 11:20-24
The King’s miracles are a summons to repentance, and rejecting greater light brings greater judgment.
20 Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.
21 “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.
22 But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
23 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.
24 But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, on the day of judgment, than for you.”
The King’s miracles are a summons to repentance, and rejecting greater light brings greater judgment.
Matthew records Jesus denouncing the towns where most of his miracles were performed because they did not repent, warning that greater revelation brings greater accountability in judgment.
The Galilean towns of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum had significant exposure to Jesus’ ministry and miracles.
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