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Thematic Bible



Then He began to censure the cities in which His many, many wonder-works had been done, because they did not repent. "A curse on you, Chorazin! A curse on you, Bethsaida! For if the wonder-works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes. Moreover, I tell you, on the day of judgment the punishment will be lighter for Tyre and Sidon than for you! read more.
And you, Capernaum, are you to be exalted to heaven? No, you belong to the regions of the dead! For if the wonder-works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued until today. But I tell you, on the day of judgment the punishment will be lighter for the land of Sodom than for you!"

The queen of the south will rise at the judgment with the men of this age and will condemn them, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom; and yet, One who is more than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh will rise at the judgment with the men of this age and will condemn them, for they turned to the message preached by Jonah, and yet One who is more than Jonah is here.