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Matthew 5:12

JoySuffering

10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

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BSB
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
KJV
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
WEB
Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
ASV
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
DARBY
Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
BLB
Rejoice and exult, because your⁺ reward [is] great in the heavens; for thus they persecuted the prophets before you⁺.
ÅB
«Gled og fryd dere! for lønnen deres er stor i himmelen;
for slik forfulgte de profetene før dere.
OTB
Vær glade og fryd dere, for deres lønn i himmelen er stor; for på samme måte forfulgte de profetene som var før dere.
B1930
Gled og fryd eder! for eders lønn er stor i himmelen; for således forfulgte de profetene før eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 6:23

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

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  • James 1:2

    My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

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  • Colossians 3:24

    Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

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  • 1 Peter 4:13

    But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

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  • Colossians 1:24

    Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:

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  • Romans 5:3

    And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

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  • Ruth 2:12

    The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

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  • Psalms 58:11

    So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

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