Matthew 5:11

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“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

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  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.
  • Luke 21:17 : 17 You will be hated by everyone because of my name.
  • Matt 24:9 : 9 Persecution of Disciples“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
  • Mark 13:13 : 13 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
  • Matt 10:39 : 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
  • Luke 6:22 : 22 “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!
  • John 15:21 : 21 But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
  • Rev 2:3 : 3 I am also aware that you have persisted steadfastly, endured much for the sake of my name, and have not grown weary.
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved!
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house‘Beelzebul,’ how much worse will they call the members of his household!
  • Matt 27:39 : 39 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads
  • Mark 8:35 : 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel will save it.
  • Rom 8:36 : 36 As it is written,“For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
  • 1 Cor 4:10 : 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
  • John 9:28 : 28 They heaped insults on him, saying,“You are his disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
  • Mark 4:17 : 17 But they have no root in themselves and do not endure. Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.
  • Isa 66:5 : 5 Listen to the LORD’s message, you who respect his word! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say,“May the LORD be glorified, then we will witness your joy.” But they will be put to shame.
  • Matt 10:18 : 18 And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
  • Ps 44:22 : 22 Yet because of you we are killed all day long; we are treated like sheep at the slaughtering block.
  • Mark 13:9 : 9 Persecution of Disciples“You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.
  • Luke 7:33-34 : 33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say,‘He has a demon!’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
  • Luke 9:24 : 24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.
  • Luke 21:12 : 12 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
  • 2 Cor 4:11 : 11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

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  • Matt 5:3-10
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    3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

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

    5“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

    6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

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

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

    10“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

  • Matt 5:12-13
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    12Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

    13Salt and Light“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people!

  • Luke 6:20-23
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    20Then he looked up at his disciples and said:“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.

    21“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.“Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

    22“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!

    23Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.

  • Matt 5:43-45
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    43Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’

    44But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

    45so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

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

  • Luke 6:26-28
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    26“Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.

    27“But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

    28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

  • Luke 21:17
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    17You will be hated by everyone because of my name.

  • Matt 10:22-23
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    22And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved!

    23Whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to another! I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

  • 1 Pet 4:13-14
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    13But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad.

    14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.

  • Mark 13:13
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    13You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

  • 1 Pet 3:14
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    14But in fact, if you happen to suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them or be shaken.

  • Mark 13:9
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    9Persecution of Disciples“You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    38Retaliation“You 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 the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

  • Matt 24:9
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    9Persecution of Disciples“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
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    12We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

  • Luke 21:12
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    12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

  • Matt 10:17-18
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    17Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

    18And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

  • John 15:20-21
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    20Remember what I told you,‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.

    21But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.

  • 2 Thess 1:5-6
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    5Encouragement in Persecution This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

    6For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

  • 2 Tim 3:12
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    12Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

  • Matt 11:6
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    6– and blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me!”

  • 1 Pet 2:19-20
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    19For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.

    20For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God.

  • Luke 14:14
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    14Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

  • Luke 12:11
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    11But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

  • Matt 5:16
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    16In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

  • 1 Pet 3:16
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    16Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.

  • Jas 5:6
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    6You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.