Mat 11:23-24 | NETfull | STEP | And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades! For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

Matthew 11:23-24

23 And you, Capernaum, ^{▼▼ Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.} ^{▼▼ For location see Map1-D2; Map2-C3; Map3-B2.} will you be exalted to heaven? ^{▼▼ The interrogative particle introducing this question expects a negative reply.} No, you will be thrown down to Hades! ^{▼▼ In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol. It is the place where the unrighteous will reside (Luke 10:15; 16:23; Rev 20:13–14).} For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day. 24 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom ^{▼▼ The allusion to Sodom, the most wicked of OT cities from Gen 19:1–29, shows that to reject the current message is even more serious, and will result in more severe punishment, than the worst sins of the old era. The phrase region of Sodom is in emphatic position in the Greek text.} on the day of judgment than for you!”