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

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  1. Luke 6:22 tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos), referring to both males and females.
  2. Luke 6:22 tn Or “disdain you”; Grk “cast out your name as evil.” The word “name” is used here as a figure of speech to refer to the person as a whole.sn The phrase when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil alludes to a person being ostracized and socially isolated because of association with the Son of Man, Jesus.

22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you(A) and insult you(B)
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.(C)

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