Matthew 5:10
Blessed are they that are persecuted on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 cultivators of peace: for they shall be called sons of God!
Cross References
Matthew 5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit for the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Matthew 25:34Then will the king say to those on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father; inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Luke 6:20And he lifted his eyes upon his disciples, and said: Blessed are ye poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.
Luke 21:12But before all these things, they will lay hands upon you, and will persecute you, and will deliver you up to councils and to prison, and will arraign you before kings and governors, on account of my name.
Acts 5:40And they called the legates, and scourged them, and commanded them not to teach in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.
Romans 8:35What will sever me from the love of Messiah? Will affliction? or distress? or persecution? or famine? or nakedness? or peril? or the sword?
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 →