Matthew 11:20

New English Translation

²⁰Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities^[a] in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

Matthew 11:20 tn The Greek word here is πόλις (polis) which can be translated “city” or “town.” “Cities” was chosen here to emphasize the size of the places mentioned by Jesus in the following verses, since these localities tended to be relatively larger and more important by the standards of the time.

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