When he has swallowed up death once and for all, the Lord God will wipe away the tears from every face and remove his people’s disgrace from the whole earth, for the Lord has spoken.
Matthew 5:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous–with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of your outward conditions) are you when people revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely on My account. American Standard Version (1901) Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Common English Bible “Happy are you when people insult you and harass you and speak all kinds of bad and false things about you, all because of me. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed are you when they have slandered you, and persecuted you, and spoken all kinds of evil against you, falsely, for my sake: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: |
When he has swallowed up death once and for all, the Lord God will wipe away the tears from every face and remove his people’s disgrace from the whole earth, for the Lord has spoken.
Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my instruction: do not fear disgrace by men, and do not be shattered by their taunts.
You who tremble at his word, hear the word of the Lord: ‘Your brothers who hate and exclude you for my name’s sake have said, “Let the Lord be glorified so that we can see your joy! ” But they will be put to shame.’
‘That’s a lie,’ Jeremiah replied. ‘I am not defecting to the Chaldeans! ’ Irijah would not listen to him but apprehended Jeremiah and took him to the officials.
You will even be brought before governors and kings because of me, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.
You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house “Beelzebul,” how much more the members of his household!
Anyone who finds his life will lose it, and anyone who loses his life because of me will find it.
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times more and will inherit eternal life.
‘Then they will hand you over to be persecuted, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name.
You will be hated by everyone because of my name, but the one who endures to the end will be saved.
‘But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to local courts, , and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.
But they have no root; they are short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and the gospel will save it.
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you, insult you, and slander your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.
But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they don’t know the one who sent me.
They ridiculed him: ‘You’re that man’s disciple, but we’re Moses’s disciples.
As it is written: Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered. ,
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonoured!
For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’s sake, so that Jesus’s life may also be displayed in our mortal flesh.
For it has been granted to you on Christ’s behalf not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.
If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
I know that you have persevered and endured hardships for the sake of my name, and you have not grown weary.