Matthew 11:20

King James Version

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he proceeded to denounce the towns where most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent:

King James Version (1611)
Then began he to vpbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

English Standard Version
Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

New American Standard Bible
Then He began to reprimand the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.

New Century Version
Then Jesus criticized the cities where he did most of his miracles, because the people did not change their lives and stop sinning.

Amplified Bible
Then He began to denounce [the people in] the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent [and change their hearts and lives].

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then began he to vpbraide the cities, wherein most of his great workes were done, because they repented not.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

Contemporary English Version
In the towns where Jesus had worked most of his miracles, the people refused to turn to God. So Jesus was upset with them and said:

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Yeshua began to denounce the towns in which he had done most of his miracles, because the people had not turned from their sins to God.

Darby Translation
Then began he to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had taken place, because they had not repented.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus criticized the cities where he did most of his miracles. He criticized these cities because the people there did not change their lives and stop sinning.

George Lamsa Translation
Then Jesus began to reproach the cities in which his many works were done, and which did not repent. And he said,

Good News Translation
The people in the towns where Jesus had performed most of his miracles did not turn from their sins, so he reproached those towns.

Lexham English Bible
Then he began to reproach the towns in which the majority of his miracles had been done, because they did not repent:

Literal Translation
Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His powerful acts had occurred, for they did not repent.

American Standard Version
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

Bible in Basic English
Then he went on to say hard things to the towns where most of his works of power were done, because they had not been turned from their sins.

Hebrew Names Version
Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works were done, because they didn't repent.

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
Then began Jeshu to reproach those cities in which were done many of his miracles, and which did not repent,

Murdock Translation
Then began Jesus to reproach the cities, in which his many deeds of power were wrought, yet they repented not.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then began he to vpbrayd the cities which most of his mightie workes were done in, because they repented not.

English Revised Version
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

World English Bible
Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works were done, because they didn't repent.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then began he to upbraid the cities, wherein most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then began He to upbraid the towns where most of His mighty works had been done--because they had not repented.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne Jhesus bigan to seye repreef to citees, in whiche ful manye vertues of him weren doon, for thei diden not penaunce.

Update Bible Version
Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they did not repent.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not.

New English Translation
Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

New King James Version
Genesis 19:12-14; Luke 10:13-15">[xr] Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent:

New Living Translation
Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn't repented of their sins and turned to God.

New Life Bible
Then He began to say strong words against the cities where most of His powerful works were done. He spoke to them because they were not sorry for their sins and did not turn from them.

New Revised Standard
Then he began to reproach the cities in which most of his deeds of power had been done, because they did not repent.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, began he to upbraid the cities, in which had been done his noblest mighty works; because they repented not: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein were done the most of his miracles, for that they had not done penance.

Revised Standard Version
Then he began to upbraid the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then bega he to vpbrayd the cities in which most of his miracles were done because they meded not.

Young's Literal Translation
Then began he to reproach the cities in which were done most of his mighty works, because they did not reform.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then beganne he to vpbrade the cities, in the which most of his miracles were done, because they amended not.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Then he began to upbraid the towns where most of his miracles were wrought, for their not being converts.

THE MESSAGE
Next Jesus let fly on the cities where he had worked the hardest but whose people had responded the least, shrugging their shoulders and going their own way.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus began to criticize the cities where most of his miracles had been done. Even after all he did, they just kept right on with their same old sorry ways instead of ridin' with him.

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, ¹⁷ And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. ¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. ¹⁹ The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. ²⁰ Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: ²¹ 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. ²² But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. ²³ And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. ²⁴ But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

began: Luke 10:13-15

upbraid: Psalms 81:11-13, Isaiah 1:2-5, Micah 6:1-5, Mark 9:19, Mark 16:14, James 1:5

because: Matthew 12:41, Matthew 21:28-32, Jeremiah 8:6, Acts 17:20, 2 Timothy 2:25, 2 Timothy 2:26, Revelation 2:21, Revelation 9:20, Revelation 9:21, Revelation 16:9, Revelation 16:11

Reciprocal: Leviticus 21:9 - the daughter Psalms 95:9 - saw Ezekiel 3:6 - of a strange speech and of an hard language Amos 3:2 - therefore Matthew 3:2 - Repent Matthew 9:13 - but Mark 6:11 - It shall Mark 6:12 - preached John 3:19 - this John 4:30 - General John 10:37 - General John 12:37 - General John 15:24 - If Romans 2:9 - of the Jew 1 Peter 4:17 - what

Cross-References

Luke 3:35
Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then began he to upbraid the cities,.... When he had sent forth his disciples to preach, and had been in these several cities hereafter mentioned himself, and had taught and preached in them, and confirmed his doctrine by many wonderful works; when he had observed how ill they had used both John and himself, representing the one as having a devil, and the other as a licentious person; when they could not be pleased with the ministry of the one, nor of the other, he very seasonably and righteously began to reproach them with their ungenerous treatment of him, their ingratitude to him, their unbelief in him, the hardness and impenitence of their hearts; which could not be moved to repent of their evil ways, and believe in him, and acknowledge him as the Messiah, by all the instructions he gave them, and miracles he wrought among them: for the cities he has a view to, were such,

wherein most of his mighty works were done; the most for number, and the greatest in their kind; as particularly at Capernaum; where he cured the centurion's servant, recovered Peter's wife's mother from a fever, healed the man sick of a palsy, raised Jairus's daughter from the dead, made whole the woman that had a bloody issue, opened the eyes of two blind men, and cast out a devil from a dumb man, possessed with one: all these, and more, he did in this one city, and therefore he might justly upbraid them,

because they repented not: not because they did not commend him, and speak well of his works, for he sought not his own glory, but their good: all he did was, in order to bring men to repentance of their sins, and faith in himself, that they might be saved.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then began he to upbraid ... - That is, to reprove, to rebuke, to denounce heavy judgment.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 11:20. Then began he to upbraid the cities — The more God has done to draw men unto himself, the less excusable are they if they continue in iniquity. If our blessed Lord had not done every thing that was necessary for the salvation of these people, he could not have reproached them for their impenitence.