Matthew 10:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Truly I say to you, It will be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of God's judging than for that town.

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  • Matt 12:36 : 36 And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.
  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
  • 1 John 4:17 : 17 In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.
  • 2 Pet 2:6 : 6 And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him;
  • 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.
  • Ezek 16:48-56 : 48 By my life, says the Lord, Sodom your sister never did, she or her daughters, what you and your daughters have done. 49 Truly, this was the sin of your sister Sodom: pride, a full measure of food, and the comforts of wealth in peace, were seen in her and her daughters, and she gave no help to the poor or to those in need. 50 They were full of pride and did what was disgusting to me: and so I took them away as you have seen. 51 And Samaria has not done half your sins; but you have made the number of your disgusting acts greater than theirs, making your sisters seem more upright than you by all the disgusting things which you have done. 52 And you yourself will be put to shame, in that you have given the decision for your sisters; through your sins, which are more disgusting than theirs, they are more upright than you: truly, you will be shamed and made low, for you have made your sisters seem upright. 53 And I will let their fate be changed, the fate of Sodom and her daughters, and the fate of Samaria and her daughters, and your fate with theirs. 54 So that you will be shamed and made low because of all you have done, when I have mercy on you. 55 And your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, will go back to their first condition, and Samaria and her daughters will go back to their first condition, and you and your daughters will go back to your first condition. 56 Was not your sister Sodom an oath in your mouth in the day of your pride,
  • Matt 5:18 : 18 Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.
  • Matt 11:22-24 : 22 But I say to you, It will be better for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judging, than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, were you not to be lifted up to heaven? you will go down into hell: for if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been here to this day. 24 But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom in the day of judging, than for you.
  • Matt 24:34-35 : 34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete. 35 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
  • Mark 6:11 : 11 And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.
  • Luke 10:11-12 : 11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near. 12 I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.
  • John 15:22-24 : 22 If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin. 23 He who has hate for me has hate for my Father. 24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.

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  • Luke 10:10-15
    6 verses
    93%

    10 But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,

    11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.

    12 I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.

    13 A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust.

    14 But it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, than for you.

    15 And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell.

  • Matt 11:20-24
    5 verses
    90%

    20 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.

    21 Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads.

    22 But I say to you, It will be better for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judging, than for you.

    23 And you, Capernaum, were you not to be lifted up to heaven? you will go down into hell: for if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been here to this day.

    24 But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom in the day of judging, than for you.

  • Mark 6:10-12
    3 verses
    87%

    10 And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away.

    11 And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.

    12 And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.

  • Matt 10:13-14
    2 verses
    80%

    13 And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.

    14 And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet.

  • Luke 9:5
    75%

    5 And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

  • Matt 10:16
    74%

    16 See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.

  • Jer 50:40
    73%

    40 As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbouring towns were overturned by God, says the Lord, so no man will be living in it, and no son of man will have a resting-place there.

  • Luke 17:29-30
    2 verses
    73%

    29 But on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, fire came down from heaven and destruction came on them all.

    30 So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

  • Gen 18:20
    72%

    20 And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil,

  • Matt 10:23
    72%

    23 But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

  • Gen 13:13
    72%

    13 Now the men of Sodom were evil, and great sinners before the Lord.

  • 2 Pet 2:6
    72%

    6 And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him;

  • Isa 1:10
    71%

    10 Give ear to the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; let your hearts be turned to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.

  • Jer 49:18
    71%

    18 As at the downfall of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbouring towns, says the Lord, no man will be living in it, no son of man will have a resting-place there.

  • Lam 4:6
    70%

    6 For the punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overturned suddenly without any hand falling on her.

  • Deut 29:23
    70%

    23 And that all the land is a salt and smoking waste, not planted or giving fruit or clothed with grass, but wasted like Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, on which the Lord sent destruction in the heat of his wrath:

  • Isa 13:19
    70%

    19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beautiful town which is the pride of the Chaldaeans, will be like God's destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

  • Matt 13:50
    70%

    50 And will put them into the fire: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Gen 18:26
    69%

    26 And the Lord said, If there are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of them.

  • Matt 10:6
    69%

    6 But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,

  • Luke 13:28
    69%

    28 There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.

  • Matt 13:42
    69%

    42 And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Jude 1:7
    69%

    7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the towns near them, having like these, given themselves up to unclean desires and gone after strange flesh, have been made an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

  • Amos 4:11
    69%

    11 And I have sent destruction among you, as when God sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick pulled out of the fire: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.

  • Isa 3:9
    69%

    9 Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full.

  • Matt 12:45
    69%

    45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

  • Luke 17:2
    69%

    2 It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

  • Matt 23:36
    69%

    36 Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation.

  • Matt 10:11
    69%

    11 And into whatever town or small place you go, make search there for someone who is respected, and make his house your resting-place till you go away.

  • Matt 12:41
    69%

    41 The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

  • Gen 19:24-25
    2 verses
    69%

    24 Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.

    25 And he sent destruction on those towns, with all the lowland and all the people of those towns and every green thing in the land.

  • Matt 5:20
    68%

    20 For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 10:3
    68%

    3 Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.

  • Matt 12:37
    68%

    37 For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

  • Luke 13:3
    68%

    3 I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to the same end.