Matthew 5:11-12
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 12Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! For that's how they persecuted the prophets who came before you.”2Chr 36:16; Neh 9:26; Matt 23:34, 37; Luke 6:23; Acts 5:41; 7:52; Rom 5:3; 1Thes 2:15; James 1:2; 1Pet 4:13Salt and Light in the World Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34-35 Acts 5:41
41They left the Council, ▼▼Or Sanhedrin
rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.Matt 5:12; Rom 5:3; 2Cor 12:10; Phil 1:29; Heb 10:34; James 1:2; 1Pet 4:13, 16 2 Corinthians 12:10
10That 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; 13:4Philippians 2:17
17Yet even if I am being poured out like an offering as part of the sacrifice and service I offer ▼▼The Gk. lacks I offer
for your faith, I rejoice, and I share my joy with all of you.Rom 15:16; 2Cor 7:4; Col 1:24; 2Tim 4:6 James 1:2-3
2Turn to God when TestedConsider it pure joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials,Matt 5:12; Acts 5:41; Heb 10:34; 1Pet 1:6 3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.Rom 5:3James 1:12
12Our 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 3:14
14But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Never be afraid of their threats, and never get upset.Isa 8:12-13; Jer 1:8; Matt 5:10-12; John 14:1, 27; James 1:12; 1Pet 2:19; 4:14
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