Matthew 5:11
Blessed are ye when they revile you, and persecute you, and say every evil word, being deceitful against you because of me.
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Psalms 35:11Unrighteous witnesses rise up, they ask me of things that I know not.
Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of LORD, ye who tremble at his word: Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name's sake, have said, Let LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy. But it is those who shall be put to shame.
Matthew 10:22And ye will be hated by all men because of my name, but he who endures to the end, this man will be saved.
Matthew 10:39He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life because of me will find it.
Matthew 24:9Then they will deliver you up for tribulation, and will kill you, and ye will be hated by all the nations because of my name.
Mark 4:17And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word, straightaway they are caused to stumble.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:4-13
The Sermon on the Mount. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they… Read the whole commentary →