Luke 6:22
Happy, are ye, whensoever men shall hate you, and whensoever they shall separate you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21Happy, ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Happy, ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
Cross References
Isaiah 65:5Who say—Draw near by thyself, Do not approach with me, For I am holier than thou! These, are A smoke in my nostrils, A fire, burning all the day.
Matthew 5:10Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens.
Matthew 10:22And ye will be hated by all, because of my name,—but, he that endureth throughout, the same, shall be saved.
Mark 13:9A beginning of birth-pangs, are these things. But be, ye, taking heed, unto yourselves: they will deliver you up into high-councils, and, in synagogues, shall ye be beaten,—and, before governors and kings, shall ye be set, for my sake, for a witness unto them.
Luke 21:17And ye will be hated by all, because of my name:
John 9:22These things, said his parents, because they were in fear of the Jews,—for, already, had the Jews agreed together, that, if anyone should confess, him, to be Christ, an, excommunicant from the synagogue, should he be made.
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 →