Matthew 5:11

New English Translation

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

Cross References

Psalm 35:11

Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

Psalm 44:22

Yet because of you we are killed all day long; we are treated like sheep at the slaughtering block.

Isaiah 25:8

he will swallow up death permanently. The sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from every face, and remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. Indeed, the Lord has announced it!

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don’t be afraid of the insults of men; don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!

Isaiah 66:5

Hear the word of the Lord, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, “May the Lord be glorified, then we will witness your joy.” But they will be put to shame.

Jeremiah 37:14

Jeremiah answered, “That’s a lie! I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah would not listen to him. Irijah put Jeremiah under arrest and took him to the officials.

Matthew 10:18

And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

Matthew 10:22

And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 10:25

It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more will they defame the members of his household!

Matthew 10:39

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

Matthew 19:29

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

Matthew 24:9

“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

Matthew 27:39

Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads

Mark 13:13

You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Mark 13:9

“You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.

Mark 4:17

But they have no root in themselves and do not endure. Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

Mark 8:35

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.

Luke 21:12

But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

Luke 21:17

You will be hated by everyone because of my name.

Luke 6:22

“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!

Luke 9:24

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

John 15:21

But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.

John 9:28

They heaped insults on him, saying, “You are his disciple! We are disciples of Moses!

Acts 9:16

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”

Romans 8:36

As it is written, “For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!

2 Corinthians 4:11

For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.

Philippians 1:29

For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

1 Peter 2:23

When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.

Revelation 2:3

I am also aware that you have persisted steadfastly, endured much for the sake of my name, and have not grown weary.