Matthew 5:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

Blessed 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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  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 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.
  • Luke 21:17 : 17 And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake.
  • Matt 24:9 : 9 Then 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.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:
  • Mark 13:13 : 13 And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end, the same shall be saved.
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 And everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.
  • Matt 10:39 : 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
  • 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.
  • John 15:21 : 21 But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent me.
  • Rev 2:3 : 3 And have borne, and have patience, and for my name's sake have labored, and have not fainted.
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he who endures to the end shall be saved.
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be like his master, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call those of his household?
  • Matt 27:39 : 39 And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads,
  • Mark 8:35 : 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's, will save it.
  • Rom 8:36 : 36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.'
  • 1 Cor 4:10 : 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.
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
  • John 9:28 : 28 Then they reviled him, and said, You are his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
  • Mark 4:17 : 17 and have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
  • Isa 66:5 : 5 Hear the word of the LORD, you that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
  • Matt 10:18 : 18 And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
  • Ps 44:22 : 22 Yes, for Your sake we are killed all day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
  • Mark 13:9 : 9 But take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you to councils; and in the synagogues you shall be beaten; and you shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
  • Luke 7:33-34 : 33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He has a demon. 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking; and you say, Look, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!
  • Luke 9:24 : 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
  • 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.
  • 2 Cor 4:11 : 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.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 False witnesses did rise up; they charged me with things that I knew not.

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    3Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    4Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

    5Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

    6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

    7Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

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

    9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

    10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

  • Matt 5:12-13
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    12Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

    13You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

  • Luke 6:20-23
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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.

    21Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh.

    22Blessed 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.

    23Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in like manner did their fathers to the prophets.

  • Matt 5:43-45
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    43You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

    44But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you;

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  • Rom 12:14
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    14Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.

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    26Woe to you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

    27But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

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

  • Luke 21:17
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    17And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake.

  • Matt 10:22-23
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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.

    23But 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.

  • 1 Pet 4:13-14
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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.

  • Mark 13:13
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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.

  • 1 Pet 3:14
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    14But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. Do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled;

  • Mark 13:9
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    9But take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you to councils; and in the synagogues you shall be beaten; and you shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

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

    39But I say to you, do not resist an evil person: but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him 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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    12And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it.

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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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    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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    17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

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

  • John 15:20-21
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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.

    21But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent me.

  • 2 Thess 1:5-6
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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:

    6Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you;

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

  • Matt 11:6
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    6And blessed is he who does not fall away because of me.

  • 1 Pet 2:19-20
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    19For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

    20For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer for it, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.

  • Luke 14:14
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    14And you shall be blessed; for they cannot repay you: for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

  • Luke 12:11
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    11And when they bring you to the synagogues, and to rulers and authorities, do not be anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say.

  • Matt 5:16
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    16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

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    16Having a good conscience, so that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

  • Jas 5:6
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    6You have condemned and killed the righteous; and he does not resist you.