Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when people taunt you, and persecute you, and say everything evil about you — untruly, and on my account.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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 those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

12Be glad and rejoice, because your reward in Heaven will be great; for so men persecuted the Prophets who lived before you.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:22and you will be hated by every one on account of my Name. Yet the man that endures to the end shall be saved.

Matthew 10:39He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find it.

Matthew 24:9When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my Name.

Mark 4:17but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once.

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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