Luke 6:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God will bless you when others hate you and won't have anything to do with you. God will bless you when people insult you and say cruel things about you, all because you are a follower of the Son of Man.

Cross References

Isaiah 65:5

And then they say to others, “Don't come near us! We're dedicated to God.” Such people are like smoke, irritating my nose all day.

Isaiah 66:5

If you tremble when the LORD speaks, listen to what he says: “Some of your own people hate and reject you because of me. They make fun and say, ‘Let the LORD show his power! Let us see him make you truly happy.’ But those who say these things will be terribly ashamed.”

Matthew 10:18

Because of me, you will be dragged before rulers and kings to tell them and the Gentiles about your faith.

Matthew 10:22

Everyone will hate you because of me. But if you remain faithful until the end, you will be saved.

Matthew 10:39

If you try to save your life, you will lose it. But if you give it up for me, you will find it.

Luke 20:15

So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Jesus asked, “What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do?

Luke 21:17

Because of me, you will be hated by everyone.

Luke 6:21

God will bless you hungry people. You will have plenty to eat! God will bless you people who are crying. You will laugh!

John 12:42

Even then, many of the leaders put their faith in Jesus, but they did not tell anyone about it. The Pharisees had already given orders for the people not to have anything to do with anyone who had faith in Jesus.

John 16:2

You will be chased out of the Jewish meeting places. And the time will come when people will kill you and think they are doing God a favour.

John 17:14

I have told them your message. But the people of this world hate them, because they don't belong to this world, just as I don't.

John 7:7

The people of this world cannot hate you. They hate me, because I tell them that they do evil things.

John 9:34

The leaders told the man, “You have been a sinner since the day you were born! Do you think you can teach us anything?” Then they said, “You can never come back into any of our meeting places!”

Acts 22:22

The crowd listened until Paul said this. Then they started shouting, “Get rid of this man! He doesn't deserve to live.”

Acts 24:5

This man has been found to be a real pest and troublemaker for Jews all over the world. He is also a leader of a group called Nazarenes.

Acts 9:16

I will show him how much he must suffer for worshipping in my name.”

James 1:12

God will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him.

1 Peter 3:14

Even if you have to suffer for doing good things, God will bless you. So stop being afraid and don't worry about what people might do.