Matthew 5:11

Bible in Basic English 1965

Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

Cross References

Psalm 35:11

False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.

Psalm 44:22

Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction.

Isaiah 25:8

He has put an end to death for ever; and the Lord God will take away all weeping; and he will put an end to the shame of his people in all the earth: for the Lord has said it.

Isaiah 51:7

Give ear to me, you who have knowledge of righteousness, in whose heart is my law; have no fear of the evil words of men, and give no thought to their curses.

Isaiah 66:5

Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.

Jeremiah 37:14

Then Jeremiah said, That is not true; I am not going to the Chaldaeans. But he would not give ear to him: so Irijah made him prisoner and took him to the rulers.

Matthew 10:18

And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

Matthew 10:22

And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

Matthew 10:25

It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!

Matthew 10:39

He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.

Matthew 24:9

Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

Matthew 27:39

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

Mark 13:13

And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.

Mark 13:9

But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

Mark 4:17

And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

Mark 8:35

Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

Luke 21:12

But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

Luke 21:17

And you will be hated by all men, because of me.

Luke 6:22

Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

Luke 9:24

For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.

John 15:21

They will do all this to you because of my namebecause they have no knowledge of him who sent me.

John 9:28

And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

Acts 9:16

For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.

Romans 8:36

As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.

2 Corinthians 4:11

For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.

Philippians 1:29

Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

1 Peter 2:23

To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:

1 Peter 4:14

If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.

Revelation 2:3

And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.