Matthew 5:11

New International Reader's Version

“Blessed are you when people make fun of you and hurt you because of me. You are also blessed when they tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me.

Cross References

Psalm 35:11

Mean people come forward to speak against me. They ask me things I don’t know anything about.

Psalm 44:22

But because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.

Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up death forever. The Lord and King will wipe away the tears from everyone’s face. He will remove the shame of his people from the whole earth. The Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 51:7

“Listen to me, you who know what is right. Pay attention, you who have taken my instruction to heart. Do not be afraid when mere human beings make fun of you. Do not be terrified when they laugh at you.

Isaiah 66:5

Listen to the word of the Lord. Listen, you who tremble with fear when he speaks. He says, “Some of your own people hate you. They turn their backs on you because you are faithful to me. They make fun of you and say, ‘Let the Lord show his glory by saving you. Then we can see how happy you are.’ But they will be put to shame.

Jeremiah 37:14

Jeremiah said to Irijah, “That isn’t true! I’m not going to the side of the Babylonians.” But Irijah wouldn’t listen to him. Instead, he arrested Jeremiah. He brought Jeremiah to the officials.

Matthew 10:18

You will be brought to governors and kings because of me. You will be witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by everyone because of me. But anyone who remains strong in the faith will be saved.

Matthew 10:25

It is enough for students to be like their teachers. And it is enough for slaves to be like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, what can the others who live there expect?

Matthew 10:39

Whoever finds their life will lose it. Whoever loses their life because of me will find it.

Matthew 19:29

Suppose anyone has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, husband or wife, children or fields because of me. Anyone who has done that will receive 100 times as much. They will also receive eternal life.

Matthew 24:9

“Then people will hand you over to be treated badly and killed. All nations will hate you because of me.

Matthew 27:39

Those who passed by shouted at Jesus and made fun of him. They shook their heads

Mark 13:13

Everyone will hate you because of me. But the one who remains strong in the faith will be saved.

Mark 13:9

“Watch out! You will be handed over to the local courts. You will be whipped in the synagogues. You will stand in front of governors and kings because of me. In that way you will be witnesses to them.

Mark 4:17

But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message.

Mark 8:35

Whoever wants to save their life will lose it. But whoever loses their life for me and for the good news will save it.

Luke 21:12

“But before all this, people will arrest you and treat you badly. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison. You will be brought to kings and governors. All this will happen to you because of my name.

Luke 21:17

Everyone will hate you because of me.

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when people hate you, when they have nothing to do with you and say bad things about you, and when they treat your name as something evil. They do all this because you are followers of the Son of Man.

Luke 9:24

Whoever wants to save their life will lose it. But whoever loses their life for me will save it.

John 15:21

They will treat you like that because of my name. They do not know the one who sent me.

John 9:28

Then they began to attack him with their words. “You are this fellow’s disciple!” they said. “We are disciples of Moses!

Acts 9:16

I will show him how much he must suffer for me.”

Romans 8:36

It is written, “Because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.” (Psalm 44:22)

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ. But you are so wise in Christ! We are weak. But you are so strong! You are honored. But we are looked down on!

2 Corinthians 4:11

We who are alive are always in danger of death because we are serving Jesus. This happens so that his life can also be shown in our earthly bodies.

Philippians 1:29

Here is what he has given you to do for Christ. You must not only believe in him. You must also suffer for him.

1 Peter 2:23

People shouted at him and made fun of him. But he didn’t do the same thing back to them. When he suffered, he didn’t say he would make them suffer. Instead, he trusted in the God who judges fairly.

1 Peter 4:14

Suppose people say bad things about you because you believe in Christ. Then you are blessed, because God’s Spirit rests on you. He is the Spirit of glory.

Revelation 2:3

You have been faithful and have put up with a lot of trouble because of me. You have not given up.