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unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/11.htm">New King James Version</a> But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/nasb/matthew/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Nevertheless I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. <a href="/lsb/matthew/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/amp/matthew/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for [the pagan cities of] Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/csb/matthew/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/asv/matthew/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. <a href="/cev/matthew/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I tell you on the day of judgment the people of Tyre and Sidon will get off easier than you will. <a href="/erv/matthew/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> Howbeit I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. <a href="/gwt/matthew/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I can guarantee that judgment day will be better for Tyre and Sidon than for you. <a href="/gnt/matthew/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> I assure you that on the Judgment Day God will show more mercy to the people of Tyre and Sidon than to you! <a href="/isv/matthew/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> Indeed I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on Judgment Day than for you! <a href="/msb/matthew/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/net/matthew/11.htm">NET Bible</a> But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you! <a href="/nheb/matthew/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/wbt/matthew/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. <a href="/wey/matthew/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Only I tell you that it will be more endurable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of Judgement than for you. <a href="/web/matthew/11.htm">World English Bible</a> But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it will be more tolerable in [the] day of judgment than for you. <a href="/blb/matthew/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But I say to you, in the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you. <a href="/ylt/matthew/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than for you. <a href="/slt/matthew/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But I say to you, To Tyre and Sidon shall it be more supportable in the day of judgment, than to you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Yet truly, I say to you, Tyre and Sidon shall be forgiven more than you, on the day of judgment. <a href="/nabre/matthew/11.htm">New American Bible</a> But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But I tell you, on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But I say to you, It will be easier for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yet I say to you, that for Tsur and for Tsidon it will be tranquil in the day of judgment compared to you.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But I say to you, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judgment, than for you. <a href="/godbey/matthew/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Moreover I say unto you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Wherefore I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/mace/matthew/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I declare unto you, Tyre and Sidon shall be treated with less severity at the day of judgment than you. <a href="/wey/matthew/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Only I tell you that it will be more endurable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of Judgement than for you. <a href="/worrell/matthew/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>therefore I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, than for you.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/11-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=2914" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/11.htm">Woe to the Unrepentant</a> …21“Woe 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 in sackcloth and ashes. 22<a href="/greek/4133.htm" title="4133: plēn (Conj) -- However, nevertheless, but, except that, yet. From pleion; moreover, i.e. Albeit, save that, rather, yet.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I tell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estai (V-FIM-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">it will be</a> <a href="/greek/414.htm" title="414: anektoteron (Adj-NNS-C) -- Endurable, tolerable. Comparative of a derivative of anechomai; more endurable.">more bearable</a> <a href="/greek/5184.htm" title="5184: Tyrō (N-DFS) -- Tyre, an ancient city, the capital of Phoenicia. Of Hebrew origin: Tyrus, a place in Palestine.">for Tyre</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4605.htm" title="4605: Sidōni (N-DFS) -- Sidon, a great coast city of Phoenicia. Of Hebrew origin; Sidon, a place in Palestine.">Sidon</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">the day</a> <a href="/greek/2920.htm" title="2920: kriseōs (N-GFS) -- Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.">of judgment</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">than</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">for you. </a> 23And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-14</a> Woe 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. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Matthew 10:15</a> Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. <a href="/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41</a> The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/luke/11-31.htm">Luke 11:31-32</a> The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. / The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5-6</a> But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Amos 3:2</a> “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” <a href="/ezekiel/16-48.htm">Ezekiel 16:48-50</a> As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done. / Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen. <a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10</a> Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! <a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a> And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.” <a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a> Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground. <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6</a> if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a> In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. <a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">Lamentations 4:6</a> The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a> All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger. <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a> Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.It shall.<a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Matthew 11:24</a> But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.<a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Matthew 10:15</a> 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.<a href="/luke/10-14.htm">Luke 10:14</a> But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.Tyre.<a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a> 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… <a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm">Jeremiah 25:22</a> And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,<a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Jeremiah 27:3</a> And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;the day.<a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36</a> But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.<a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">2 Peter 2:9</a> The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:<a href="/2_peter/3-7.htm">2 Peter 3:7</a> But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Bearable</a> <a href="/matthew/10-31.htm">Better</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Endurable</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Judgment-Day</a> <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Tolerable</a> <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Tyre</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Bearable</a> <a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Better</a> <a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Endurable</a> <a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Judgment-Day</a> <a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/matthew/11-24.htm">Tolerable</a> <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Tyre</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 11</div>1. <a href="/matthew/11-1.htm">John sends his disciples to Jesus.</a> 7. <a href="/matthew/11-7.htm">Jesus' testimony concerning John.</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/11-16.htm">The perverse judgment of the people concerning the Son.</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Jesus upbraids Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum;</a> 25. <a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the Gospel to the simple,</a> 28. <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">he calls to him those who are weary and burdened.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But I tell you, This phrase indicates the authority of Jesus as He speaks. It emphasizes His role as a teacher and prophet, delivering a message of divine truth. Jesus often used this phrase to introduce important teachings or corrections to common beliefs, underscoring His authority and the seriousness of His message.it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon Tyre and Sidon were ancient Phoenician cities known for their wealth and commerce. In the Old Testament, they were often condemned by prophets for their idolatry and pride (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/23.htm">Isaiah 23</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/28.htm">Ezekiel 28</a>). Despite their paganism, Jesus suggests that their judgment will be less severe than that of the cities He is addressing, highlighting the greater accountability of those who have witnessed His works and teachings.on the day of judgment The "day of judgment" refers to the eschatological event when God will judge the living and the dead. This concept is rooted in Jewish apocalyptic literature and is affirmed in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Revelation 20:11-15</a>). It underscores the reality of divine justice and the ultimate accountability of all people before God.than for you. Jesus is speaking to the cities of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum, which had witnessed His miracles and heard His teachings but remained unrepentant. This comparison serves as a warning about the greater responsibility and judgment for those who have received greater revelation. It reflects the biblical principle that to whom much is given, much is required (<a href="/luke/12-48.htm">Luke 12:48</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing the unrepentant cities where He performed miracles. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tyre_and_sidon.htm">Tyre and Sidon</a> Ancient Phoenician cities known for their wealth and pagan practices. They are used as a comparison to highlight the severity of judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/d/day_of_judgment.htm">Day of Judgment</a> A future time when God will judge the actions and hearts of all people. 4. <a href="/topical/c/chorazin_and_bethsaida.htm">Chorazin and Bethsaida</a> The cities Jesus is implicitly addressing, known for witnessing His miracles yet remaining unrepentant. 5. <a href="/topical/m/miracles_of_jesus.htm">Miracles of Jesus</a> The context involves the miracles Jesus performed, which were meant to lead people to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_unbelief.htm">The Seriousness of Unbelief</a> Jesus emphasizes the gravity of rejecting His message, even more so than the sins of historically wicked cities. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_for_revelation.htm">Accountability for Revelation</a> Greater knowledge of God’s truth brings greater responsibility. Those who witness God’s works are held to a higher standard. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_is_key.htm">Repentance is Key</a> The call to repentance is urgent and essential. Witnessing miracles or hearing the gospel demands a response. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_perfect.htm">God’s Justice is Perfect</a> The comparison to Tyre and Sidon underscores that God’s judgment is fair and based on the light received. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_the_gospel_message.htm">Urgency of the Gospel Message</a> Believers are reminded of the urgency to share the gospel, knowing that judgment is real and imminent.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 11</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_being_blessed.htm">What is Sidon's biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/what's_tyre_and_sidon's_biblical_role.htm">What is Tyre and Sidon's biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_different_levels_of_hell.htm">What are the different levels of hell?</a> <a href="/q/is_it_fair_to_judge_towns_for_disbelief.htm">In Matthew 11:20-24, is it fair for entire towns to be judged for not believing when miracles done in ancient cities supposedly led to their downfall?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - But; πλήν: howbeit (Revised Version). Setting this aside (comp. Bishop Lightfoot, on <a href="/philippians/3-16.htm">Philippians 3:16</a>); whatever might have been does not matter; this shall be. I say unto yon, It shall be more tolerable for Tyro and Sidon at the day of judgment (<a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Matthew 10:15</a>, note) than for you. "Pessimis pejores event et insanabiliores" (Wetstein). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/11-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But πλὴν (plēn) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_4133.htm">Strong's 4133: </a> However, nevertheless, but, except that, yet. From pleion; moreover, i.e. Albeit, save that, rather, yet. I tell λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. it will be ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. more bearable ἀνεκτότερον (anektoteron) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative <a href="/greek/strongs_414.htm">Strong's 414: </a> Endurable, tolerable. Comparative of a derivative of anechomai; more endurable. for Tyre Τύρῳ (Tyrō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5184.htm">Strong's 5184: </a> Tyre, an ancient city, the capital of Phoenicia. Of Hebrew origin: Tyrus, a place in Palestine. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Sidon Σιδῶνι (Sidōni) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> Sidon, a great coast city of Phoenicia. Of Hebrew origin; Sidon, a place in Palestine. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. of judgment κρίσεως (kriseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2920.htm">Strong's 2920: </a> Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice. than ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. for you. ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. 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