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23 And you, Capernaum, will you be honored by being raised up to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to the place of the dead. After all, if the miracles that were done among you had been done in Sodom, it would still be here today. 24 But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom on the Judgment Day than it will be for you.”

The Father and the Son

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you’ve hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have shown them to babies.

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23 And you, Capernaum,(A) will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[a](B) For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”(C)

The Father Revealed in the Son(D)

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father,(E) Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:23 That is, the realm of the dead