Luke 10 · Verse 13

Luke 10:13

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Luke 10:13, King James Version

Luke 10:13 in other translations

BSBWoe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
WEB“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
ASVWoe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
YLT‘Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes, they had reformed;
DARBYWoe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
BBEA 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.
WebsterWoe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

What does Luke 10:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 10:3-15

Barnes' Notes
Verses 13-15. Mt 11:21; Mt 11:22 Mt 11:23.

Verse 13.

(n) "Woe" Mt 11:21 (o) "if the mighty works" Eze 3:6

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Wo unto thee, Chorazin! - See on Mat 11:21-24 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 10:1-16

Christ sent the seventy disciples, two and two, that they might strengthen and encourage one another. The ministry of the gospel calls men to receive Christ as a Prince and a Saviour; and he will surely come in the power of his Spirit to all places whither he sends his faithful servants. But the doom of those who receive the grace of God in vain, will be very fearful Those who despise the faithful ministers of…

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Luke 10:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΟὐαίOuaiWoeG3759
σοιsoito youG4771
Χοραζίν,ChorazinChorazin!G5523
οὐαίouaiWoeG3759
σοιsoito youG4771
Βηθσαϊδά·BēthsaidaBethsaida!G966
ὅτιhotiForG3754
εἰeiifG1487
ἐνeninG1722
ΤύρῳTurōTyreG5184
καὶkaiandG2532
ΣιδῶνιSidōniSidonG4605
ἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanhad beenG1096
αἱhaitheG3588
δυνάμειςdunameismiraclesG1411
αἱhai<the>G3588
γενόμεναιgenomenaihaving taken placeG1096
ἐνeninG1722
ὑμῖν,huminyou,G4771
πάλαιpalailong agoG3819
ἂνanthen wouldG302
ἐνeninG1722
σάκκῳsakkōsackclothG4526
καὶkaiandG2532
σποδῷspodōashesG4700
καθήμενοιkathēmenoisittingG2521
μετενόησαν.metenoēsanthey would have repented.G3340

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 10:13

  • Isaiah 23:1-18

    The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. …

  • Matthew 11:20-23

    Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And 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.

  • Ezekiel 26:1-28:26

    And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. …

  • Joel 3:4-8

    Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head: …

  • Acts 28:25-28

    And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

  • Ezekiel 3:6-7

    Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

  • Romans 9:29-33

    And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha. What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; …

  • Mark 8:22-26

    And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. …

  • John 3:5-6

    Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

  • Job 42:6

    Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

  • Luke 9:10-17

    And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. …

  • Isaiah 61:3

    To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
unto.
Mt 11:20-22
for.
Eze 3:6,7; Ac 28:25-28; Ro 9:29-33; 11:8-11; 1Ti 4:2
Tyre.
Isa 23:1-18; Eze 26:1-28:26
which.
9:10-17; Mr 8:22-26
repented.
Job 42:6; Isa 61:3; Da 9:3; Joh 3:5,6

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Context

  • Luke 10:12

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

  • Luke 10:13

    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

  • Luke 10:14

    But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

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Luke 10:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¡Ay de ti, Corazín! ¡Ay de ti, Bethsaida! que si en Tiro y en Sidón hubieran sido hechas las maravillas que se han hecho en vosotras, ya días ha que, sentados en cilicio y ceniza, se habrían arrepentido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Malheur à toi, Chorazin! malheur à toi, Bethsaïda! car si les miracles qui ont été faits au milieu de vous avaient été faits dans Tyr et dans Sidon, il y a longtemps qu’elles se seraient repenties, s’étant assises dans le sac et la cendre;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wehe dir, Chorazin! wehe dir, Bethsaida! denn wenn in Tyrus und Sidon die Wunderwerke geschehen wären, die unter euch geschehen sind, längst hätten sie, in Sack und Asche sitzend, Buße getan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Væ tibi Corozain! væ tibi Bethsaida! quia si in Tyro et Sidone factæ fuissent virtutes quæ factæ sunt in vobis, olim in cilicio et cinere sedentes pœniterent.