Matthew 5:11

Blessed are ye, when they revile you and persecute you, and speak every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

In Context

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

12At that time, rejoice and be glad: for your reward in heaven is great. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

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Cross References

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.

Matthew 10:39He that preserveth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall preserve it.

Matthew 24:9And they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations, on account of my name.

Mark 4:17And they have no root in them, but are temporary; and when there is affliction or persecution on account of the word, they are quickly stumbled.

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 →

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