Luke 10:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν, ὅτι Σοδόμοις ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται, ἢ τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ.

Transliteration

Legō de to you, that for Sodomois in the hēmera that anektoteron estai, than for the polei that.

Grammar Details

*Legō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell
*de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
*Sodomois*: dative, neuter, plural - Sodom
*hēmera*: dative, feminine, singular - day
*anektoteron*: comparative adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - more tolerable/bearable
*estai*: future middle indicative, 3rd singular - it will be
*polei*: dative, feminine, singular - city

Word Meanings

*Legō*: I say/tell/speak
*hēmera*: day/daylight period
*anektoteron*: more tolerable/bearable/endurable
*estai*: it will be/shall be/will exist
*polei*: city/town/urban center

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 10:15 : 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Matt 11:24 : 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.
Mark 6:11 : 11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Lam 4:6 : 6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
Ezek 16:48-50 : 48 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. 49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

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14And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
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20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
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23And 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.
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11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
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