Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
And thou, Capernaum—(See on Matthew 4:13).
which art exalted unto heaven—Not even of Chorazin and Bethsaida is this said. For since at Capernaum Jesus had His stated abode during the whole period of His public life which He spent in Galilee, it was the most favored spot upon earth, the most exalted in privilege.
shall be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom—destroyed for its pollutions.
it would have remained until this day—having done no such violence to conscience, and so incurred speakably less guilt.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Matthew 11:23:
Isaiah 14:15
Lamentations 2:1
Lamentations 4:6
Ezekiel 3:6
Ezekiel 5:5-6
Matthew 4:13
Matthew 11:20
Luke 10:12-15
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