Luke 6:22

New International Version

Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

Cross References

Isaiah 65:5

who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me, for I am too sacred for you!’ Such people are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that keeps burning all day.

Isaiah 66:5

Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: “Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy!’ Yet they will be put to shame.

Matthew 10:18

On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

Matthew 10:39

Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find 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 them?

Luke 21:17

Everyone will hate you because of me.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

John 12:42

Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;

John 16:2

They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.

John 17:14

I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.

John 9:34

To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.

Acts 22:22

The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!”

Acts 24:5

“We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect

Acts 9:16

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

James 1:12

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”