Matthew 11:21
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
δύναμις
The root of our word dynamite. But dunamis is not explosive destruction — it is the inherent ability to accomplish what needs to be done. Jesus says you will receive this power. Not work for it, earn it or deserve it. Receive it. The Holy Spirit is not a reward. He is a gift.
μετανοέω
they have repented.
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μετανοέω
Meta — after. Noeo — to think. To think again after. Repentance is not self-punishment. It is a change of mind so complete that your direction changes. You were walking one way. Now you walk another. That is metanoia.
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γίνομαι
had taken place
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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πάλαι
long ago
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πάλαι
(adverbially) formerly, or (by relatively) sometime since; (elliptically as adjective) ancient
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σάκκος
sackcloth
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σάκκος
"sack"-cloth, i.e. mohair (the material or garments made of it, worn as a sign of grief)
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Σιδών
Sidon
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Σιδών
Sidon (i.e. Tsidon), a place in Palestine
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Χοραζίν
Chorazin!
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Χοραζίν
Chorazin, a place in Palestine
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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σποδός
ashes
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σποδός
ashes
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