Matthew 5:11-12
World English Bible
11 “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 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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Matthew 5:11-12
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
11 Blessed (happy, [a]to be envied, and [b]spiritually prosperous—[c]with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of your outward conditions) are you when people revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely on My account.
12 Be glad and supremely joyful, for your reward in heaven is great (strong and intense), for in this same way people persecuted the prophets who were before you.(A)
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- Matthew 5:11 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
- Matthew 5:11 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 5:11 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
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