Then began he] Luke 10. 13. to upbraid the cities] He had found fault with the stubbornnesse of the nation before, v. 18, 19. now he upbraids those cities in particular, where he had been most conversant. because they repented not] Not because they did not commend him and his preaching, but because they did not amend by it. Gods preachers must look more for amendment in the people, then for commendation from them.