Matthew 5:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation: for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • 1 Pet 3:13-14 : 13 And who is he who will harm you if you are followers of what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. Do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled;
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
  • 2 Tim 3:11 : 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. But out of them all the Lord delivered me.
  • 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10 Always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also might be made manifest in our body. 11 For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 12 So then, death works in us, but life in you.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  • Luke 6:22 : 22 Blessed are you, when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.
  • Jas 1:2-5 : 2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials; 3 Knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
  • 2 Tim 2:12 : 12 If we endure, we shall also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He also will deny us;
  • 1 Pet 4:12-16 : 12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you: 13 But rejoice, since you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is spoken of as evil, but on your part he is glorified. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's matters. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
  • Luke 21:12 : 12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
  • John 15:20 : 20 Remember the word I said to you, 'The servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.
  • 1 Cor 4:9-9 : 9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are despised. 11 Even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. 12 And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it. 13 Being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
  • Phil 1:28 : 28 And not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a sign of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
  • Luke 6:20 : 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
  • Ps 37:12 : 12 The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.
  • Acts 8:1 : 1 And Saul approved of his death. And at that time a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
  • Rom 8:35-39 : 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.' 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 2 Thess 1:4-7 : 4 So that we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure: 5 Which is a clear sign of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer: 6 Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
  • Matt 10:23 : 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear none of those things which you will suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
  • Mark 10:30 : 30 Who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come, eternal life.
  • Acts 5:40 : 40 And they agreed with him: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

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    11Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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    5Which is a clear sign of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer:

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    20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

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    12Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

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    22And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he who endures to the end shall be saved.

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    13But rejoice, since you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.

    14If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is spoken of as evil, but on your part he is glorified.

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    28Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.

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    12And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it.

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    20Remember the word I said to you, 'The servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.

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    9Then they will deliver you up to be afflicted, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.

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    13And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

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    18And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

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    12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

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    12Blessed is the man who endures temptation: for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

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    10Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction and of patience.

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    30Who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come, eternal life.

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    11But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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    9Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

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    19For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

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    46And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.

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    43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

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    16But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

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    6You have condemned and killed the righteous; and he does not resist you.