Luke 6:22

Good News Translation

“Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and say that you are evil, all because of the Son of Man!

Cross References

Isaiah 65:5

And then they say to others, ‘Keep away from us; we are too holy for you to touch!’ I cannot stand people like that—my anger against them is like a fire that never goes out.

Isaiah 66:5

Listen to what the Lord says, you that fear him and obey him: “Because you are faithful to me, some of your own people hate you and will have nothing to do with you. They mock you and say, ‘Let the Lord show his greatness and save you, so that we may see you rejoice.’ But they themselves will be disgraced!

Matthew 10:18

For my sake you will be brought to trial before rulers and kings, to tell the Good News to them and to the Gentiles.

Matthew 10:22

Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.

Matthew 10:39

Those who try to gain their own life will lose it; but those who lose their life for my sake will gain it.

Luke 20:15

So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. “What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?” Jesus asked.

Luke 21:17

Everyone will hate you because of me.

Luke 6:21

“Happy are you who are hungry now; you will be filled! “Happy are you who weep now; you will laugh!

John 12:42

Even then, many Jewish authorities believed in Jesus; but because of the Pharisees they did not talk about it openly, so as not to be expelled from the synagogue.

John 16:2

You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when those who kill you will think that by doing this they are serving God.

John 17:14

I gave them your message, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I keep telling it that its ways are bad.

John 9:34

They answered, “You were born and brought up in sin—and you are trying to teach us?” And they expelled him from the synagogue.

Acts 22:22

The people listened to Paul until he said this; but then they started shouting at the top of their voices, “Away with him! Kill him! He's not fit to live!”

Acts 24:5

We found this man to be a dangerous nuisance; he starts riots among Jews all over the world and is a leader of the party of the Nazarenes.

Acts 9:16

And I myself will show him all that he must suffer for my sake.”

James 1:12

Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, how happy you are! Do not be afraid of anyone, and do not worry.