Matthew 5:11

Webster's Bible (1833)

"Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
  • Luke 21:17 : 17 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake.
  • Matt 24:9 : 9 Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
  • Mark 13:13 : 13 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will 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 and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.
  • John 15:21 : 21 But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they don't know him who sent me.
  • Rev 2:3 : 3 You have perseverance and have endured for my name's sake, and have{TR adds "have labored and"} not grown weary.
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
  • Matt 27:39 : 39 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
  • Mark 8:35 : 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the Gospel's will save it.
  • Rom 8:36 : 36 Even as it is written, "For your sake we are killed all day long. We were 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 have honor, but we have dishonor.
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake."
  • John 9:28 : 28 They insulted him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
  • Mark 4:17 : 17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
  • Isa 66:5 : 5 Hear the word of Yahweh, you who tremble at his word: Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name's sake, have said, Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy; but it is those who shall be disappointed.
  • Matt 10:18 : 18 Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
  • Ps 44:22 : 22 Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
  • Mark 13:9 : 9 But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
  • Luke 7:33-34 : 33 For John the Baptizer 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, 'Behold, 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 will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
  • Luke 21:12 : 12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.
  • 2 Cor 4:11 : 11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about.

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    3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

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

    5 Blessed are the gentle, For they shall inherit the earth.

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

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

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

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

    10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

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

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  • Luke 6:20-23
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    20 He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, For yours is the Kingdom of God.

    21 Blessed are you who hunger now, For you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you will laugh.

    22 Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.

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

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

    44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

    45 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

  • 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.

  • Luke 6:26-28
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    26 Woe,{TR adds "to you"} when{TR adds "all"} men speak well of you! For their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

    27 "But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

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

  • 17 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake.

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    22 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

    23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most assuredly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.

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    13 But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also you may rejoice with exceeding joy.

    14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

  • 13 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.

  • 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."

  • 9 But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

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

    39 But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

  • 9 Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.

  • 12 We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

  • 12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

  • 9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

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

    18 Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

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    20 Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

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

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    5 This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end 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 affliction to those who afflict you,

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

  • 6 Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me."

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    19 For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

    20 For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

  • 14 and you will be blessed, because they don't have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."

  • 11 When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;

  • 16 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

  • 16 having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good manner of life in Christ.

  • 6 You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn't resist you.