Matthew 5:11
'Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake —
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
10'Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake — because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
Cross References
Psalms 35:11Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.
Isaiah 66:5Hear a word of Jehovah, Ye who are trembling unto His word, Said have your brethren who are hating you, Who are driving you out, for My name's sake: 'Honoured is Jehovah, and we look on your joy,' But they are ashamed.
Matthew 10:22and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.
Matthew 10:39'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 24:9then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;
Mark 4:17and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are 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 →