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Matthew 11:20-24 NRSVue

20Then he began to reproach the cities in which most of his deeds of power had been done because they did not repent. 21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22But I tell you, on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 23And you, Capernaum,

will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades.

“For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

24But I tell you that on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom than for you.”

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

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Reflection on Matthew 11:20-24

Inspiration from 2025-07-15 Daily Prayer

Chorazin and Bethsaida today are in ruins and barely recognisable as places of former human habitation. The great works of Jesus done in them called for a response and for a repentance that did not come. We have all been given opportunities in our lives to come closer to God. How have we responded to these?

Further reflection

Humbly and quietly, I take time to notice what “deeds of power” God has done in me. As I ask God to open my eyes and to help me to grow in gratitude, I pray that I may not miss what God has done, is doing, and wants to do.

Again and again, Jesus asks us to stay alert, to notice, to listen. I invite the Holy Spirit to help me now to look at my life and grow in appreciation and gratitude. I give thanks for those who have brought me good news, for everything that leads me to life.

These verses hint at the mass of unrecorded history that the Gospels omit: the deeds of power performed by Jesus in the towns at the northern end of the Sea of Tiberias. Here were communities that listened to Jesus, and saw his miracles, but shrugged their shoulders and sent him on his way.

Lord, open my eyes and my heart to the signs of your grace around me. Help me to hear your message, even if it upsets my habits.