One day, God will punish people who do wrong things. Jesus was telling this to those who followed him. God will punish some people more than other people. He will punish the people in Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum more than the people in Sodom. The people in Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum had heard Jesus speak and they had seen his power. But they did not believe him. God will punish those people. The people in Sodom had never seen Jesus or heard his message. But he will punish those people who refuse his message more. What an incredible privilege and responsibility to realize that as members of Christ’s Body, We are His representatives on earth and that whoever rejects His people is also spurning the Lord Jesus and the Father Who sent Him. Be careful to share the good news of the gospel of grace with those who are dead in their sins so that they may hear and believe in our Father in heaven, and Jesus Christ, Whom He has sent.

Luke 10:13-16 Easy English Bible > Jesus then said, ‘You people in Chorazin, things will be bad for you! And things will be bad for you, people in Bethsaida. I have done great and powerful things in your cities. If I had done such great things in Tyre and in Sidon, the people there would have changed how they lived. They would have shown that they were sorry for their sins. They would have put on rough clothes. They would also have put ashes on their heads. Yes, when God judges everyone, he will punish the people of Tyre and Sidon. But he will punish even more you people from Chorazin and Bethsaida. And what will happen to you people in Capernaum? You think that God will lift you up to heaven, do you? No! He will throw you down to Hades, the place for dead people!’ Jesus then said to his disciples, ‘Whoever listens to you is also listening to me. Whoever does not accept you does not accept me. And whoever does not accept me does not accept my Father God, who sent me.’