Matthew 5:11-12

11 ¹"Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ²on my account.

12 ³Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ⁴so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Cross References

• 1. Hebrews 11:26; 1 Peter 4:14
• 2. John 15:21
• 3. Acts 5:41; Romans 5:3; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Colossians 1:11, 24; Hebrews 10:34; James 1:2; 1 Peter 4:13
• 4. See Matthew 21:35