Matthew 5:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.”
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“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake--”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 5:11 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 35:11Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
- Psalms 44:22Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
- Isaiah 66:5You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
- Matthew 10:18On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
- Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 10:25It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
- Matthew 10:39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
- Matthew 24:9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- Matthew 27:39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
- Mark 4:17But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
- Mark 8:35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
- Mark 13:9So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
- Mark 13:13You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
- Luke 7:33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
- Luke 9:24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
- Luke 21:12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
- Luke 21:17And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
- John 9:28Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
- John 15:21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
- Acts 9:16I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
- Romans 8:36As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
- 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
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