Luke 6:22

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and repel you, and revile you, and cast out your names as base, for the Son of man's sake.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

In Context

21Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye will be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye will laugh.

23Rejoice in that day and exult, for your reward is great in heaven; for so did their fathers to the prophets.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:10Blessed are they that are persecuted on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs!

Matthew 10:22And ye shall be hated by every one, on account of my name. But he that shall endure to the end, shall have life.

Mark 13:9And take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to the tribunals; and ye will be beaten in the synagogues, and ye will stand before kings and governors, on my account, for a testimony to them.

Luke 21:17And ye will be hated by every one, on account of my name.

John 9:22These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had decided, that if any one should confess him to be Messiah, they would expel him from the synagogue.

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:21-27

Blessings and Woes. 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the… Read the whole commentary →

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