¹¹ “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely^[a] on my account.^(A)

¹⁴ If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory,^[a] which is the Spirit of God,^[b] is resting on you.^[c](A)

¹⁷ You will be hated by all because of my name.^(A)

¹³ and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.^(A)

Persecutions Foretold

⁹ “Then they will hand you over to be tortured and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.^(A)

²² “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you^[a] on account of the Son of Man.^(A)

²³ When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.^(A)

²¹ But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.^(A)

²² and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.^(A)

The Lord Vindicates Zion