Matthew 5:10-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven(A) is theirs.
11 “You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me. 12 Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted(B) the prophets who were before you.(C)
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Matthew 5:10-12
King James Version
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
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Matthew 10:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name.(A) But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.[a](B)
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Matthew 10:22
King James Version
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
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John 9:34
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34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
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John 15:18-20
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Persecutions Predicted
18 “If the world hates(A) you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen(B) you out of it, the world hates you. 20 Remember the word I spoke to you: ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’(C) If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word,(D) they will also keep yours.
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John 15:18-20
King James Version
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
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