Matthew 5:10
Blessed are they which suffre persecucion for rightwesnes sake: for theirs ys the kyngdome of heuen.
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
In Context
9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God.
Cross References
Matthew 5:3Blessed are the povre in sprete: for theirs is the kyngdome of heven.
Matthew 25:34Then shall the kynge saye to them on his right honde: Come ye blessed chyldren of my father inheret the the kyngdo prepared for you from the beginninge of the worlde.
Luke 6:20And he lifted vp his eyes apon the disciples and sayde: Blessed be the poore: for yours is the kyngdome of God.
Luke 21:12But before all these they shall laye their hondes on you and persecute you delyueringe you vp to the sinagoges and into preson and bringe you before kynges and rulers for my names sake.
Acts 5:40And to him they agreed and called the Apostles and bet them and commaunded that they shuld not speake in the name of Iesu and let them goo.
Romans 8:35Who shall seperate vs from the love of god? shall tribulacion? or anguysshe? or persecucion? other honger? other nakednesse? other parell? other swearde?
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 →