Matthew 5:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

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  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.
  • Luke 21:17 : 17 And you will be hated by all men, because of me.
  • Matt 24:9 : 9 Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
  • Mark 13:13 : 13 And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.
  • Matt 10:39 : 39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
  • Luke 6:22 : 22 Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.
  • John 15:21 : 21 They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.
  • Rev 2:3 : 3 And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
  • Matt 27:39 : 39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,
  • Mark 8:35 : 35 Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.
  • Rom 8:36 : 36 As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.
  • 1 Cor 4:10 : 10 We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.
  • John 9:28 : 28 And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
  • Mark 4:17 : 17 And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.
  • Isa 66:5 : 5 Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.
  • Matt 10:18 : 18 And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
  • Ps 44:22 : 22 Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction.
  • Mark 13:9 : 9 But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.
  • Luke 7:33-34 : 33 For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit. 34 The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.
  • Luke 9:24 : 24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.
  • Luke 21:12 : 12 But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.
  • 2 Cor 4:11 : 11 For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.

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  • Matt 5:3-10
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    3 Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

    4 Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

    5 Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.

    6 Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.

    7 Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

    8 Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

    9 Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.

    10 Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

  • Matt 5:12-13
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    12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

    13 You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.

  • Luke 6:20-23
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    20 And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

    21 Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.

    22 Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

    23 Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.

  • Matt 5:43-45
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    43 You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

    44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

    45 So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

  • Rom 12:14
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    14 Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

  • Luke 6:26-28
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    26 Unhappy are you when all men give you their approval: for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

    27 But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,

    28 Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

  • Luke 21:17
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    17 And you will be hated by all men, because of me.

  • Matt 10:22-23
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    22 And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

    23 But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

  • 1 Pet 4:13-14
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    13 But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.

    14 If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.

  • Mark 13:13
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    13 And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.

  • 1 Pet 3:14
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    14 But you are happy if you undergo pain because of righteousness; have no part in their fear and do not be troubled;

  • Mark 13:9
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    9 But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    38 You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

    39 But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

  • Matt 24:9
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    9 Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
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    12 And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

  • Luke 21:12
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    12 But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

  • Matt 10:17-18
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    73%

    17 But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;

    18 And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

  • John 15:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.

    21 They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.

  • 2 Thess 1:5-6
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    72%

    5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

    6 For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

  • 2 Tim 3:12
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    12 Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.

  • Matt 11:6
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    6 And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.

  • 1 Pet 2:19-20
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    71%

    19 For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.

    20 What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

  • Luke 14:14
    71%

    14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

  • Luke 12:11
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    11 And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

  • Matt 5:16
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    16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • 1 Pet 3:16
    70%

    16 Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.

  • Jas 5:6
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    6 You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.