Matthew 11:20
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Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein were done the most of his miracles, for that they had not done penance.

began.

Luke 10:13-15 Woe to thee, Corozain! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the mighty works that have been wrought in you, they would have done penance long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. . . .

upbraid.

Psalm 81:11-13 But my people heard not my voice: and Israel hearkened not to me. . . .

Isaiah 1:2-5 Hear, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the Lord hath spoken. I have brought up children, and exalted them: but they have despised me. . . .

Micah 6:1-5 Hear ye what the Lord saith: Arise, contend thou in judgment against the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. . . .

Mark 9:19 Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto me.

Mark 16:14 At length he appeared to the eleven as they were at table: and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again.

James 1:5 But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all men abundantly and upbraideth not. And it shall be given him.

because.

Matthew 12:41 The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here.

Matthew 21:28-32 But what think you? A certain man had two sons: and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard. . . .

Jeremiah 8:6 I attended, and hearkened; no man speaketh what is good, there is none that doth penance for his sin, saying: What have I done? They are all turned to their own course, as a horse rushing to the battle.

Acts 17:20 For thou bringest in certain new things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.

2 Timothy 2:25,26 With modesty admonishing them that resist the truth: if peradventure God may give them repentance to know the truth; . . .

Revelation 2:21 And I gave her a time that she might do penance: and she will not repent of her fornication.

Revelation 9:20,21 And the rest of the men, who were not slain by these plagues, did not do penance from the works of their hands, that they should not adore devils and idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which neither can see nor hear nor walk: . . .

Revelation 16:9,11 And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues. Neither did they penance to give him glory. . . .

Context
Woe to the Unrepentant
19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her children. 20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein were done the most of his miracles, for that they had not done penance. 21Woe thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you, they had long ago done penance in sackcloth and ashes.…
Cross References
Luke 10:13
Woe to thee, Corozain! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the mighty works that have been wrought in you, they would have done penance long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

2 Corinthians 12:21
Lest again, when I come, God humble me among you: and I mourn many of them that sinned before and have not done penance for the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness that they have committed.

Lexicon
Then
Τότε (Tote)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.

[Jesus] began
ἤρξατο (ērxato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.

to denounce
ὀνειδίζειν (oneidizein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 3679: To reproach, revile, upbraid. From oneidos; to defame, i.e. Rail at, chide, taunt.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

cities
πόλεις (poleis)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

which
αἷς (hais)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

most
πλεῖσται (pleistai)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural - Superlative
Strong's Greek 4118: The greatest, the most, very great. Irregular superlative of polus; the largest number or very large.

of His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

miracles
δυνάμεις (dynameis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1411: From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.

had taken place,
ἐγένοντο (egenonto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

they did not repent.
μετενόησαν (metenoēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3340: From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.


Additional Translations
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had taken place, because they did not repent.

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

Then began he to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had taken place, because they had not repented.

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not.

Then began He to upbraid the towns where most of His mighty works had been done--because they had not repented.

Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn't repent.

Then began he to reproach the cities in which were done most of his mighty works, because they did not reform.
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