Luke 10:13"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
The setting
Galilee, Israel, ~29 AD. Jesus lamenting over two Jewish towns that saw His miracles but stayed hard-hearted...
The emotion here: aching with divine heartbreak over beloved people choosing destruction
The original word
ouai (οὐαί) — a cry of grief and impending doom, like a funeral wail
Why it matters
Chorazin and Bethsaida were Jewish fishing towns that saw Jesus' miracles firsthand for months
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 10:13
Tyre and Sidon were Gentile cities known for idol worship — Jesus says pagans would respond better than God's chosen people
Common misconceptionThis sounds like Jesus is angry and condemning, but 'woe' is actually a lament — like crying at a funeral. Jesus is grieving, not gloating.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 10:13
Bible Genome reading
Luke 10:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 10:13 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 5% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine lament, missed opportunity. Notable phrases: Woe to you; sackcloth and ashes. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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