19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a [a]heavy drinker, (A)a friend of tax collectors and [b]sinners!’ And yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

The Unrepenting Cities

20 Then He began to reprimand the cities in which most of His [c](B)miracles were done, because they did not repent. 21 (C)Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, (D)Bethsaida! For if the [d]miracles that occurred in you had occurred in (E)Tyre and (F)Sidon, they would have repented long ago in [e](G)sackcloth and ashes.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:19 Or wine drinker
  2. Matthew 11:19 I.e., irreligious Jews
  3. Matthew 11:20 Or works of power
  4. Matthew 11:21 Or works of power
  5. Matthew 11:21 I.e., symbols of mourning

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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