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23 And you, Capernaum, are you to be lifted up to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades [the region of the dead]! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued until today.

24 But I tell you, it shall be more endurable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.

25 At that time Jesus began to say, I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [and [a]I acknowledge openly and joyfully to Your honor], that You have hidden these things from the wise and clever and learned, and revealed them to babies [to the [b]childish, untaught, and unskilled].

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  1. Matthew 11:25 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 11:25 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

23 And you, Capernaum,(A) will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[a](B) For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”(C)

The Father Revealed in the Son(D)

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father,(E) Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(F)

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  1. Matthew 11:23 That is, the realm of the dead