Matthew 5:10 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁰ “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of his outward conditions) are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake (for being and doing right), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ “Happy are people whose lives are harassed because they are righteous, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ Blessed are those who endure persecution for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:10 Cross References

Psalm 37:12

The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes at him with his teeth.

Isaiah 66:5

Hear the word of Adonai, you who tremble at His word: “Your brothers who hated you, excluding you for My Name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Adonai be glorified, that we may see your joy’— but they will be put to shame.”

Matthew 10:23

Whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. Amen, I tell you, you will never finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Matthew 19:14

But Yeshua said, “Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:14

But when Yeshua saw this, He got angry. He told them, “Let the little children come to Me! Do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Mark 10:30

who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and property, along with persecutions; and in the olam ha-ba , eternal life.

Luke 21:12

But before all these things, they will grab you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons, and leading you away to kings and governors on account of My name.

Luke 22:29

And just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, so I grant to you

Luke 6:20

And looking up at His disciples, He said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.

John 15:20

“Remember the word I spoke to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you also. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

Acts 5:40

called in the emissaries, flogged them, ordered them not to continue speaking in the name of Yeshua, and let them go.

Acts 8:1

Now Saul was in agreement with Stephen’s execution. On that day a great persecution arose against Messiah’s community in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samaria, except the emissaries.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our trouble, light and momentary, is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,

Philippians 1:28

and not being frightened in any way by your opponents. For them this is a sign of destruction, but for you salvation—and that from God.

2 Timothy 2:12

if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

2 Timothy 3:11

as well as persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! And the Lord rescued me from them all!

James 1:12

Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love Him.

James 5:11

Behold, we consider blessed those who showed endurance. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the outcome of Adonai—that Adonai is full of compassion and mercy.

1 John 3:12

Do not be like Cain, who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, while his brother’s were righteous.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.