Matthew 5:12

Good News Translation (US Version)

Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.

Cross References

Luke 6:23

Be glad when that happens and dance for joy, because a great reward is kept for you in heaven. For their ancestors did the very same things to the prophets.

James 1:2

My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way,

Colossians 3:24

Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.

1 Peter 4:13

Rather be glad that you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may be full of joy when his glory is revealed.

Colossians 1:24

And now I am happy about my sufferings for you, for by means of my physical sufferings I am helping to complete what still remains of Christ's sufferings on behalf of his body, the church.

Romans 5:3

We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance,

Ruth 2:12

May the Lord reward you for what you have done. May you have a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, to whom you have come for protection!”

Psalm 58:11

People will say, “The righteous are indeed rewarded; there is indeed a God who judges the world.”

Isaiah 3:10

The righteous will be happy, and things will go well for them. They will get to enjoy what they have worked for.

Proverbs 11:18

Wicked people do not really gain anything, but if you do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they made fun of God's messengers, ignoring his words and laughing at his prophets, until at last the Lord's anger against his people was so great that there was no escape.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each one according to his deeds.

Hebrews 11:6

No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God must have faith that God exists and rewards those who seek him.

1 Thessalonians 2:15

who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us. How displeasing they are to God! How hostile they are to everyone!

Philippians 2:17

Perhaps my life's blood is to be poured out like an offering on the sacrifice that your faith offers to God. If that is so, I am glad and share my joy with you all.

1 Kings 18:13

Haven't you heard that when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord I hid a hundred of them in caves, in two groups of fifty, and supplied them with food and water?

2 Corinthians 4:17

And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.

Acts 5:41

As the apostles left the Council, they were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.

Matthew 6:16

“And when you fast, do not put on a sad face as the hypocrites do. They neglect their appearance so that everyone will see that they are fasting. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.

1 Corinthians 3:8

There is no difference between the one who plants and the one who waters; God will reward each one according to the work each has done.

Luke 6:35

No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

Genesis 15:1

After this, Abram had a vision and heard the Lord say to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and give you a great reward.”

Nehemiah 9:26

“But your people rebelled and disobeyed you; they turned their backs on your Law. They killed the prophets who warned them, who told them to turn back to you. They insulted you time after time,

Acts 16:25

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Luke 13:34

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, you stone the messengers God has sent you! How many times I wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me!

Jeremiah 2:30

I punished you, but it did no good; you would not let me correct you. Like a raging lion, you have murdered your prophets.

Psalm 19:11

They give knowledge to me, your servant; I am rewarded for obeying them.

2 Chronicles 16:10

This made Asa so angry with the prophet that he had him put in chains. It was at this same time that Asa began treating some of the people cruelly.

1 Kings 18:4

and when Jezebel was killing the Lord's prophets, Obadiah took a hundred of them, hid them in caves in two groups of fifty, and provided them with food and water.)

Jeremiah 26:8

and as soon as I had finished all that the Lord had commanded me to speak, they grabbed me and shouted, “You ought to be killed for this!

1 Kings 22:8

Ahab answered, “There is one more, Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me; it's always something bad.” “You shouldn't say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

1 Kings 21:20

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said, “Have you caught up with me, my enemy?” “Yes, I have,” Elijah answered. “You have devoted yourself completely to doing what is wrong in the Lord's sight.

Hebrews 11:26

He reckoned that to suffer scorn for the Messiah was worth far more than all the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes on the future reward.

2 Kings 1:9

Then he sent an officer with fifty men to get Elijah. The officer found him sitting on a hill and said to him, “Man of God, the king orders you to come down.”

1 Kings 19:2

She sent a message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me dead if by this time tomorrow I don't do the same thing to you that you did to the prophets.”

Jeremiah 37:14

I answered, “That's not so! I'm not deserting.” But Irijah would not listen to me. Instead, he arrested me and took me to the officials.

Philippians 1:29

For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by believing in him, but also by suffering for him.

Hebrews 10:34

You shared the sufferings of prisoners, and when all your belongings were seized, you endured your loss gladly, because you knew that you still possessed something much better, which would last forever.

Hebrews 11:33

Through faith they fought whole countries and won. They did what was right and received what God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions,

James 5:10

My friends, remember the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Take them as examples of patient endurance under suffering.