Matthew 11:21

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Wo be to ye Chorasin. Wo be to ye Betzaida: for if the miracles which were shewd in you had bene done in Tyre and Sidon they had repented longe agone in sackcloth and asshes.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐαί σοι, Χοραζίν! οὐαί σοι, Βηθσαϊδά! ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν, πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν.

Transliteration

Ouai to you, Chorazin! ouai to you, Bēthsaida! because if in Tyrō and Sidōni egenonto the dynameis the ones genomenai in you, long ago an in sakkō and spodō they metenoēsan.

Grammar Details

• *Ouai*: interjection - woe
• *Chorazin*: vocative, proper noun - Chorazin
• *Bēthsaida*: vocative, proper noun - Bethsaida
• *Tyrō*: dative, feminine, singular - Tyre
• *Sidōni*: dative, feminine, singular - Sidon
• *egenonto*: aorist, middle, 3rd plural - happened/occurred
• *dynameis*: nominative, feminine, plural - mighty works/powers
• *genomenai*: aorist participle, middle, nominative, feminine, plural - having happened
• *an*: conditional particle - would
• *sakkō*: dative, masculine, singular - sackcloth
• *spodō*: dative, feminine, singular - ashes
• *metenoēsan*: aorist, active, 3rd plural - they repented

Word Meanings

• *Ouai*: woe/alas
• *egenonto*: happened/occurred/took place
• *dynameis*: mighty works/powers/miracles
• *genomenai*: having happened/occurred/done
• *sakkō*: sackcloth/rough cloth
• *spodō*: ashes/dust
• *metenoēsan*: they repented/changed their minds

Referenced Verses

• Matt 15:21 : 21 And Iesus went thence and departed in to the costis of Tyre and Sidon.
• Mark 6:45 : 45 And streyght waye he caused his disciples to goo into the shipe and to goo over the water before vnto Bethsaida whyll he sent awaye the people.
• Luke 9:10 : 10 And the Apostles retourned and tolde him what great thinges they had done. And he toke them and went a syde into a solitary place nye to a citie called Bethsaida.
• John 12:21 : 21 the same cam to Philip which was of Bethsayda a cyte in Galile and desired him sayinge: Syr we wolde fayne se Iesus.
• Acts 12:20 : 20 Herode was displeased with them of Tyre and Sydon. And they came all at once and made intercession vnto Blastus the kynges chamberlen and desyred peace because their countrey was norysshed by the kynges londe.
• John 1:44 : 44 Philip was of Bethsaida the cite of Andrew and Peter.
• Mark 8:22 : 22 And he came to Bethsaida and they brought a blynde man vnto him and desyred him to touche him.
• Mark 3:8 : 8 and fro Hierusalem and fro Idumea and fro beyonde Iordane: and they yt dwelled about Tyre and Sidon a greate multitude: which whe they had herde what thinges he dyd came vnto him.
• Luke 6:17 : 17 And he came doune with them and stode in the playne felde with the company of his disciples and agreate multitude of people out of all parties of Iurie and Ierusalem and from the see cooste of Tire and Sidon which came to heare hym and to be healed of their diseases:
• Matt 11:22 : 22 Neverthelesse I say to you: it shall be esier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of iudgemet then for you.
• Matt 12:41-42 : 41 The men of Ninivie shall rise at the daye of iugdement with this nacion and condemne them: for they amended at ye preachinge of Ionas. And beholde a greater then Ionas is here. 42 The quene of ye south shall ryse at ye daye of iudgement with this generacion and shall condemne the: for she came fro the vtmost parties of the worlde to heare the wysdome of Salomon. And beholde a greater then Salomo is here.
• Mark 7:24 : 24 And from thence he rose and went into ye borders of Tyre and Sidon and entred into an housse and wolde that no man shnld have knowen: But he coulde not be hyd.
• Mark 7:31 : 31 And he departed agayne from the coostes of Tyre and Sidon and came vnto the see of Galile thorowe ye middes of the coostos of ye.x. cities.
• Matt 18:7 : 7 Wo be vnto the world because of offences. How be it it cannot be avoided but yt offences shalbe geven. Neverthelesse woo be to ye man by who the offence cometh.
• Matt 23:13-29 : 13 Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ypocrites for ye shutte vp the kyngdome of heve before men: ye youre selves goo not in nether suffre ye them that come to enter in. 14 Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ypocrites: ye devoure widdowes houses and that vnder a coloure of praying longe prayers: wherfore ye shall receave greater damnacion. 15 Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ypocrites which compasse see and londe to bringe one in to youre belefe: and when he ys brought ye make him two folde more the chylde of hell then ye youre selves are. 16 Wo be vnto you blynd gides which saye whosoever sweare by the teple it is no thinge: but whosoever sweare by the golde of the temple he offendeth. 17 Ye foles and blinde? whether is greater the golde or the teple that sanctifieth ye golde. 18 And whosoever sweareth by the aulter it is nothinge: but whosoever sweareth by ye offeringe yt lyeth on ye aultre offendeth. 19 Ye foles and blinde: whether is greater ye offeringe or ye aultre which sanctifieth ye offeringe? 20 Whosoever therfore sweareth by ye aultre sweareth by it and by all yt there on is. 21 And whosoever sweareth by the teple sweareth by it and by hym yt dwelleth therin. 22 And he that sweareth by heve swereth by the seate of God and by hym that sytteth theron. 23 Wo be to you Scribes and Pharises ypocrites which tythe mynt annyse and comen and leave the waygthtyer mattres of ye lawe vndone: iudgemet mercy and fayth. These ought ye to have done and not to have left the othre vndone. 24 Ye blinde gydes which strayne out a gnat and swalowe a cammyll. 25 Wo be to you scribes and pharises ypocrites which make clene ye vtter syde of the cuppe and of the platter: but within they are full of brybery and excesse. 26 Thou blinde Pharise clense fyrst the outsyde of the cup and platter that the ynneside of them maye be clene also. 27 Wo be to you Scribe and Pharises ypocrite for ye are lyke vnto paynted tombes which appere beautyfull outwarde: but are wt in full of deed bones and of all fylthynes. 28 So are ye for outwarde ye appere righteous vnto me when within ye are full of ypocrisie and iniquite. 29 Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ypocrites: ye bylde the tombes of the Prophetes and garnisshe the sepulchres of the righteous
• Matt 26:24 : 24 The sonne of ma goeth as it is written of him: but wo be to yt ma by whom ye sonne of man shalbe betrayed. It had bene good for that man yf he had never bene borne.
• Luke 4:26 : 26 and vnto none of them was Helias sent save in to Sarephta besydes Sidon vnto a woma that was a widow.
• John 3:5-9 : 5 Iesus answered: verely verely I saye vnto the: except that a man be boren of water and of ye sprete he cannot enter into the kyngdome of god. 6 That which is boren of the flesshe is flesshe: and that which is boren of the sprete is sprete. 7 Marvayle not that I sayd to the ye must be boren a newe. 8 The wynde bloweth where he listeth and thou hearest his sounde: but canst not tell whence he cometh and whether he goeth. So is every man that is boren of the sprete. 9 And Nicodemus answered and sayde vnto him: how can these thinges be? 10 Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: arte thou a master in Israel and knowest not these thinges?
• Luke 10:13-15 : 13 Wo be to the Chorazin: wo be to ye Bethsaida. For yf ye miracles had bene done in Tyre and Sido which have bene done in you they had a greate whyle agone repeted sitting in heere and asshes. 14 Neverthelesse it shalbe easier for Tyre and Sidon at the iudgement then for you. 15 And thou Capernau which art exalted to heave shalt be thrust doune to hell.
• Luke 11:42-52 : 42 But wo be to you Pharises for ye tithe the mynt and rewe and all manner erbes and passe over iudgment and the love of God. These ought ye to have done and yet not to have left the other vndone. 43 Wo be to you Pharises: for ye love the vppermost seates in the synagoges and gretinges in the markets. 44 Wo be to you scribes and pharises ypocrites for ye are as graves which appere not and the men yt walke over the are not ware of the. 45 Then answered one of the lawears and sayd vnto him: Master thus sayinge thou puttest vs to rebuke also. 46 Then he sayde: Wo be to you also ye lawears: for ye lade men with burthens greveous to be borne and ye youre selves touche not ye packes wt one of youre fyngers. 47 Wo be to you: ye bylde the sepulchres of the Prophetes and youre fathers killed the: 48 truly ye beare witnes that ye alowe the dedes of youre fathers for they kylled them and ye bylde their sepulchres. 49 Therfore sayde ye wisdome of God: I will send them Prophetes and Apostles and of them they shall slee and persecute: 50 that the bloude of all Prophetes which was sheed fro the beginninge of the worlde maye be requyred of this generacion 51 from the bloud of Abell vnto the bloud of zachary which perisshed bitwene the aulter and the temple. Verely I saye vnto you: it shalbe requyred of this nacion. 52 Wo be to you lawears: for ye have taken awaye ye keye of knowledge ye entred not in youre selves and them that came in ye forbade.
• Acts 13:44-48 : 44 And ye nexte Saboth daye came almoste the whole cite to gether to heare the worde of God. 45 When ye Iewes sawe the people they were full of indignacion and spake agaynst those thinges which were spoken of Paul spekinge agaynst it and raylinge on it. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas wexed bolde and sayde: it was mete that the worde of God shulde fyrst have bene preached to you. But seinge ye put it from you and thinke youre selfes onworthy of everlastinge lyfe: lo we turne to the gentyls. 47 For so hath the Lorde comaunded vs: I have made ye a light to the getyls yt thou be salvacio vnto ye ende of ye worlde. 48 The getyls hearde and were glad and glorified the worde of ye Lorde and beleved: eve as many as were ordeyned vnto eternall lyfe.
• Acts 27:3 : 3 And the nexte daye we came to Sidon. And Iulius courteously entreated Paul and gave him liberte to goo vnto his frendes and to refresshe him selfe.
• Acts 28:25-28 : 25 When they agreed not amonge the selves they departed after that Paul had spoken one worde. Well spake the holy goost by Esay ye prophet vnto oure fathers 26 sayinge: Goo vnto this people and saye: with youre eares shall ye heare and shall not vnderstonde: and with youre eyes shall ye se and shall not perceave. 27 For the hert of this people is wexed grosse and their eares were thycke of hearynge and their eyes have they closed: lest they shuld se with their eyes and heare with their eares and vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld be converted and I shulde heale them. 28 Be it knowen therfore vnto you that this salvacion of God is sent to the gentyls and they shall heare it.
• Jude 1:11 : 11 Wo be vnto them for they have folowed ye waye of Cayn and are vtterly geven to the erroure of Balam for lukers sake and perysshe in the treason of Core.