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Luke 10:12

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What does Luke 10:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
Luke 10:12 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof and say,
11Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.
12I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
13Woe 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, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.
15And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But I say unto you, etc.] The same that he said to the twelve apostles, when he sent them out, (<401015>Matthew 10:15), that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city. By “that day” is meant, the famous day to come, the last day; the day of judgment, as it is expressed in Matthew; and so the Ethiopic version reads here, “it shall be better in the day of judgment”. Sodom was a very wicked city, and was destroyed by fire from heaven for its iniquity, and its inhabitants suffer the vengeance of eternal fire: and there was also Gomorrha, a neighbouring city, guilty of the same crimes, and shared the same fate; and which is mentioned along with Sodom in Matthew; and is…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(See on Mat 11:20-24). for Sodom--Tyre and Sidon were ruined by commercial prosperity; Sodom sank through its vile pollutions: but the doom of otherwise correct persons who, amidst a blaze of light, reject the Saviour, shall be less endurable than that of any of these.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 10:14-15. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“10:12 God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of their wickedness (Gen 18:16–19:29).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“that: Lam 4:6; Eze 16:48-50; Mat 10:15, Mat 11:24; Mar 6:11 Luke 10:13”
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