Matthew 5:11

Geneva Bible (1560)

Blessed shall ye be when men reuile you, and persecute you, & say all maner of euill against you for my sake, falsely.

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  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If yee be railed vpon for the Name of Christ, blessed are ye: for the spirit of glory, and of God resteth vpon you: which on their part is euill spoken of: but on your part is glorified.
  • Luke 21:17 : 17 And ye shall bee hated of all men for my Names sake.
  • Matt 24:9 : 9 Then shal they deliuer you vp to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all nations for my Names sake.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Who when hee was reuiled, reuiled not againe: when hee suffered, hee threatned not, but comitted it to him that iudgeth righteously.
  • Mark 13:13 : 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my Names sake: but whosoeuer shall endure vnto the end, he shalbe saued.
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 And whosoeuer shal forsake houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my Names sake, he shall receiue an hundreth folde more, and shall inherite euerlasting life.
  • Matt 10:39 : 39 He that will finde his life, shall lose it: & he that loseth his life for my sake, shal finde it.
  • Luke 6:22 : 22 Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, & reuile you, & put out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.
  • John 15:21 : 21 But all these things will they doe vnto you for my Names sake, because they haue not knowen him that sent me.
  • Rev 2:3 : 3 And thou wast burdened, & hast patiece, and for my Names sake hast laboured, & hast not fainted.
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 And yee shall be hated of all men for my Name: but he that endureth to the end, he shall be saued.
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is ynough for the disciple to bee as his master is, and the seruaunt as his Lorde. If they haue called the master of the house Beel-zebub, howe much more them of his housholde?
  • Matt 27:39 : 39 And they that passed by, reuiled him, wagging their heades,
  • Mark 8:35 : 35 For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: but whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospels, he shall saue it.
  • Rom 8:36 : 36 As it is written, For thy sake are we killed all day long: we are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
  • 1 Cor 4:10 : 10 We are fooles for Christes sake, and ye are wise in Christ: we are weake, and ye are strong: ye are honourable, and we are despised.
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will shewe him, howe many things he must suffer for my Names sake.
  • John 9:28 : 28 Then reuiled they him, and sayd, Be thou his disciple: we be Moses disciples.
  • Mark 4:17 : 17 Yet haue they no roote in themselues, and endure but a time: for when trouble and persecution ariseth for the worde, immediatly they be offended.
  • Isa 66:5 : 5 Heare the worde of the Lorde, all ye that tremble at his worde, Your brethren that hated you, and cast you out for my Names sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appeare to your ioy, and they shall be ashamed.
  • Matt 10:18 : 18 And ye shal be brought to the gouernours and Kings for my sake, in witnes to them, and to the Gentiles.
  • Ps 44:22 : 22 Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, & are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
  • Mark 13:9 : 9 But take ye heede to your selues: for they shall deliuer you vp to the Councils, and to the Synagogues: ye shalbe beaten, and brought before rulers and Kings for my sake, for a testimoniall vnto them.
  • Luke 7:33-34 : 33 For Iohn Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye say, He hath the deuil. 34 The Sonne of man is come, and eateth and drinketh: and ye say, Beholde, a man which is a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of Publicanes and sinners:
  • Luke 9:24 : 24 For whosoeuer will saue his life, shal lose it: and whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall saue it.
  • Luke 21:12 : 12 But before all these, they shal lay their hands on you, and persecute you, deliuering you vp to the assemblies, and into prisons, and bring you before Kings and rulers for my Names sake.
  • 2 Cor 4:11 : 11 For we which liue, are alwaies deliuered vnto death for Iesus sake, that the life also of Iesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 Cruell witnesses did rise vp: they asked of me things that I knewe not.

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    6Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousnes: for they shalbe filled.

    7Blessed are the mercifull: for they shal obteine mercie.

    8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

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    10Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kingdome of heauen.

  • Matt 5:12-13
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    12Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.

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    20And hee lifted vp his eyes vpon his disciples, and sayd, Blessed be ye poore: for yours is the kingdome of God.

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    22Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, & reuile you, & put out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.

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  • Matt 5:43-45
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    43Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.

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    14Blesse them which persecute you: blesse, I say, and curse not.

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    26Wo be to you when all men speake well of you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

    27But I say vnto you which heare, Loue your enemies: doe well to them which hate you.

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    17And ye shall bee hated of all men for my Names sake.

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    22And yee shall be hated of all men for my Name: but he that endureth to the end, he shall be saued.

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    13But reioyce, in asmuch as ye are partakers of Christs suffrings, that when his glory shall appeare, ye may be glad and reioyce.

    14If yee be railed vpon for the Name of Christ, blessed are ye: for the spirit of glory, and of God resteth vpon you: which on their part is euill spoken of: but on your part is glorified.

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    13And ye shall be hated of all men for my Names sake: but whosoeuer shall endure vnto the end, he shalbe saued.

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    14Notwithstanding blessed are ye, if ye suffer for righteousnes sake. Yea, feare not their feare, neither be troubled.

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    9But take ye heede to your selues: for they shall deliuer you vp to the Councils, and to the Synagogues: ye shalbe beaten, and brought before rulers and Kings for my sake, for a testimoniall vnto them.

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    38Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

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    9Then shal they deliuer you vp to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all nations for my Names sake.

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    12And labour, working with our owne handes: we are reuiled, and yet we blesse: we are persecuted, and suffer it.

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    12But before all these, they shal lay their hands on you, and persecute you, deliuering you vp to the assemblies, and into prisons, and bring you before Kings and rulers for my Names sake.

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    9Not rendring euil for euill, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywise blesse, knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should be heires of blessing.

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    17But beware of men, for they will deliuer you vp to the Councils, and will scourge you in their Synagogues.

    18And ye shal be brought to the gouernours and Kings for my sake, in witnes to them, and to the Gentiles.

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    20Remember the word that I said vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master. If they haue persecuted me, they will persecute you also: if they haue kept my worde, they will also keepe yours.

    21But all these things will they doe vnto you for my Names sake, because they haue not knowen him that sent me.

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    5Which is a manifest token of the righteous iudgement of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdome of God, for the which ye also suffer.

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    12Yea, and all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution.

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    6And blessed is he that shal not be offeded in me.

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    19For this is thanke worthie, if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrongfully.

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    14And thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the iust.

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    11And when they shal bring you vnto the Synagogues, and vnto the rulers and Princes, take no thought howe, or what thing ye shall answere, or what yee shall speake.

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    16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your Father which is in heauen.

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    16Hauing a good coscience, that whe they speake euill of you as of euill doers, they may be ashamed, which slander your good conuersation in Christ.

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    6Ye haue condemned and haue killed the iust, and he hath not resisted you.