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19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

Absolved from every act of sin,
    is wisdom by her kith and kin.”[a]

Jesus Denounces Unrepentant Cities(A)

20 Then Jesus[b] began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had taken place, because they didn’t repent. 21 “How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! Because if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:19 Lit. by all her children; other mss. read by her actions
  2. Matthew 11:20 Lit. he

19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’(A) But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”

Woe on Unrepentant Towns(B)

20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!(C) For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon,(D) they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.(E)

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