Mat 5:11, 2Cor 12:10, Jam 1:12, 1Pe 2:12, 19-20 | ISV | STEP | “How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me!

Matthew 5:11

11 “How blessed are you whenever people ^{▼▼Lit. they} insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely ^{▼▼Other mss. lack falsely} because of me!Luke 6:22; 1Pet 4:14

2 Corinthians 12:10

10 That is why I take such pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong.Rom 5:3; 2Cor 7:4; 13:4

James 1:12

12 Our Desires Tempt UsHow blessed is the man who endures temptation! When he has passed the test, he will receive the victor's crown of life that God ^{▼▼Lit. he; other mss. read God; still other mss. read the Lord} has promised to those who keep on loving him.Job 5:17; Prov 3:11-12; Matt 10:22; 19:28-29; 1Cor 9:25; 2Tim 4:8; Heb 12:5; James 2:5; 1Pet 5:4; Rev 2:10; 3:19

1 Peter 2:12

12 Continue to live such upright lives among the Gentiles that, when they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God when he visits them in judgment. ^{▼▼Lit. on the day of visitation}Matt 5:16; Luke 19:44; Rom 12:17; 2Cor 8:21; Phil 2:15; Titus 2:8; 1Pet 3:16

1 Peter 2:19-20

19 For it is a fine thing if, when moved by your conscience to please God, you suffer patiently when wronged.Matt 5:10; Rom 13:5; 1Pet 3:14 20 What credit is it if you sin and patiently receive a beating for it? But if you suffer for doing good and take it patiently, you have God's approval.1Pet 3:14; 4:14-15