Matthew 5:11

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

“Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.

Cross References

Psalm 35:11

Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.

Psalm 44:22

Nay, for thy sake we are slain all the day long, and accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up death for ever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth; for the Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 51:7

“Hearken to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of men, and be not dismayed at their revilings.

Isaiah 66:5

Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: “Your brethren who hate you and cast you out for my name's sake have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy’; but it is they who shall be put to shame.

Jeremiah 37:14

And Jeremiah said, “It is false; I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to the princes.

Matthew 10:18

and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles.

Matthew 10:22

and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 10:25

it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Be-elzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.

Matthew 10:39

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

Matthew 19:29

And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

Matthew 24:9

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and put you to death; and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

Matthew 27:39

And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads

Mark 13:13

and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

Mark 13:9

“But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils; and you will be beaten in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them.

Mark 4:17

and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.

Mark 8:35

For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.

Luke 21:12

But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

Luke 21:17

you will be hated by all for my name's sake.

Luke 6:22

“Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man!

Luke 9:24

For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it.

John 15:21

But all this they will do to you on my account, because they do not know him who sent me.

John 9:28

And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but 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 thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.

2 Corinthians 4:11

For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

Philippians 1:29

For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,

1 Peter 2:23

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges justly.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

Revelation 2:3

I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary.