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Berean Standard Bible

““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.”

Matthew 11:21

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Jesus begins to denounce towns where he had performed most of his miracles because they did not repent.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“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.

World English Bible (WEB)

“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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, 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;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¡Ay de ti, Corazín! ¡Ay de ti, Bethsaida! porque si en Tiro y en Sidón fueran hechas las maravillas que han sido hechas en vosotras, en otro tiempo se hubieran arrepentido en saco y en ceniza.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«¡Pobre de ti, Corazín! ¡Pobre de ti, Betsaida! Si los milagros que se realizaron en tus calles se hubieran realizado en Tiro y Sidón, hace mucho tiempo que estas ciudades se habrían vestido de ropas ásperas y se habrían echado ceniza en la cabeza como muestra de su arrepentimiento.

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