Luke 10:14

Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.)

English Translation

But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.

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ἀνεκτότερον

anektóteros

G414

“bearable”

Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Neuter, Comparative

Appears 5× in the Greek New Testament
First appears at Matthew 10:15

Full Thayer's Definition

Origin: comparative of a derivative of G430

TDNT: 1:359,*

1. bearable, tolerable

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

11: words
11: distinct lemmas
Gospels: section

Notable vocabulary

The rarest word here is ἀνεκτότερον bearable G414 — appearing just 5 times in the whole Greek New Testament.

Shared distinctive vocabulary

ἀνεκτότερον bearable G414 occurs in 5 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to Luke 10:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Luke 12:47–48 That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,
John 15:22–25 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Romans 2:1 Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
Romans 2:27 Won't the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?
Amos 3:2 "You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins."
John 3:19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Notes on Luke 10:14 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

14. more tolerable...at the judgment] A very important verse as proving the ‘intermediate state’ (Hades) of human souls. The guilty inhabitants of these cities had received their temporal punishment (Gen_19:24-25); but the final judgment was yet to come.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment,.... Or "in the day of judgment", as read the Syriac, Persic, Ethiopic, and Gothic versions; and as it is in Mat 11:22

than for you; the inhabitants of Chorazin and Bethsaida, who will be more severely punished than these Gentile cities; for by how much greater were their light, privileges, and advantages against which they sinned, by so much will be their severer punishment.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

The Pulpit Commentary

But it shall be more tolerable for Tyro and Sidon at the judgment, than for you. Tyre and Sidon, those representative examples of the luxury and vileness of the great cities of the old pagan world, will, when the dreadful awards are made, be beaten with few stripes, while the cities of the lake wilt be beaten with many, because these last listened unrepentant to the sweet and tender words, and gazed unmoved at the mighty works of mercy, of the pitiful Jesus of Nazareth. This is one of the passages in the New Testament where the doctrine of degrees in punishment is plainly set forth, and in words which fell from the lips of the Redeemer himself!

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges

14. ἀνεκτότερον … ἐν τῇ κρίσει. A very important verse as proving the ‘intermediate state’ (Hades) of human souls. The guilty inhabitants of these cities had received their temporal punishment (Gen 19:24-25); but the final judgment was yet to come.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

International Critical Commentary

14. πλὴν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι. “But, guilty as Tyre and Sidon are yet,” etc. They were both of them heathen commercial towns, and are frequently denounced by the Prophets for their wickedness: Isa_23.; Jer 25:22, 47:4; Eze 26:3-7, Eze 28:12-22. Of Chorazin and Bethsaida the paradox was true, that the Kingdom of God had come nigh to them, and yet they were far from the Kingdom of God.

International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament

Marvin R. Vincent

But [πλην] . Rev., howbeit. See on Mt 11:22.

Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Lesson kit

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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 11 words (11 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is anektóteros (“bearable”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

What does “bearable” (anektóteros) contribute to the verse as a whole?
How does Matthew 10:15, which shares the word «bearable», read alongside this verse?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
Compare how The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges and John Gill's Exposition read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?

Things to notice

These translations choose different wording for 2 words in this verse.
11 distinct Greek lemmas span 11 words in this verse.