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11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.

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11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(A) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(B)

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14 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God[a] rests upon you.[b]

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  1. 4:14a Or for the glory of God, which is his Spirit.
  2. 4:14b Some manuscripts add On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ,(A) you are blessed,(B) for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

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17 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers.[a]

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  1. 21:17 Greek on account of my name.

17 Everyone will hate you because of me.(A)

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“Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.[a]

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  1. 24:9 Greek on account of my name.

“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted(A) and put to death,(B) and you will be hated by all nations because of me.(C)

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13 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers.[a] But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

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  1. 13:13 Greek on account of my name.

13 Everyone will hate you because of me,(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(B)

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23 He did not retaliate when he was insulted,
    nor threaten revenge when he suffered.
He left his case in the hands of God,
    who always judges fairly.

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23 When they hurled their insults at him,(A) he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.(B) Instead, he entrusted himself(C) to him who judges justly.(D)

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22 What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.

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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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22 And all nations will hate you because you are my followers.[a] But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.

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  1. 10:22 Greek on account of my name.

22 You will be hated by everyone because of me,(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(B)

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21 They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me.

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21 They will treat you this way because of my name,(A) for they do not know the one who sent me.(B)

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29 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.

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29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[a] or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.(A)

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  1. Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts do not have or wife.

39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.

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39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.(A)

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You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.

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You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(A) and have not grown weary.

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10 Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.

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10 We are fools for Christ,(A) but you are so wise in Christ!(B) We are weak, but you are strong!(C) You are honored, we are dishonored!

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