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Matthew 11:21

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.

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ΟὐαίouaiWoeοὐαίparticle — “Woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.Woeσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeΧοραζίνchorazinChorazinΧοραζίνnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Chorazin”, the calling formG5523Chorazin, a town of Galilee.Chorazinοὐαίouai! woeοὐαίinterjection — “! woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.! woeσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeΒηθσαϊδάbēthsaidaBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδάnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Bethsaida”, the calling formG966Bethsaida, (a) a city of Galilee, (b) a city east of the Jordan.Bethsaidaὅτιhoti! forὅτιconjunction — “! for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.! forεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΤύρῳturōTyreΤύρος (turos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Tyre”, the to- or for-formG5184Tyre, an ancient city, the capital of Phoenicia.Tyreκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣιδῶνιsidōniSidonΣιδών (sidōn)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Sidon”, the to- or for-formG4605Sidon, a great coast city of Phoenicia.Sidonἐγένοντοegenontoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δυνάμειςdunameispowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “power”, the subject formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γενόμεναιgenomenaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.πάλαιpalaiof oldπάλαιadverb — “of old”G3819of old, long ago, in times past, former.This verse uses “of old”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.σάκκῳsakkōsackclothσάκκος (sakkos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “sackcloth”, the to- or for-formG4526sack-cloth, a sign of mourning.sackclothκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσποδῷspodōashesσποδός (spodos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “ashes”, the to- or for-formG4700ashes.ashesμετενόησανmetenoēsanto repentμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to repent”, a single actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.This verse uses “repent”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had reformed;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Woe 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 in sackcloth and ashes.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had reformed;

World English Bible

“ 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 in sackcloth and ashes .

Darby Translation

Woe 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 in sackcloth and ashes.

Douay-Rheims

Woe to thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you, they had long ago done penance in sackcloth and ashes.

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