Chorazin
Chorazin was a Galilean town near Capernaum where Jesus performed many miracles, though the Gospels record none of them in detail - their occurrence is known only because Jesus names the town in his pronouncement of woe. Along with Bethsaida and Capernaum, Chorazin had the unique privilege of seeing Jesus' works firsthand and the corresponding responsibility to repent, which it failed to do. Jesus declared that if the notoriously wicked city of Tyre had seen what Chorazin saw, it would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago, making Chorazin's unbelief all the more striking.
Details
- Region
- Galilee
- Modern Location
- Korazim ruins, north of the Sea of Galilee
Key Passages
Woe unto Thee, Chorazin
Matthew 11:21-24
Jesus singles out Chorazin for judgment, declaring that even the wicked city of Tyre would have repented had it seen the miracles Chorazin witnessed and ignored.
21oe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.