Mat 5:12, 6:20, 19:21, Luk 12:33, Act 5:41, Phili 1:7, 1Ti 6:19, 2Ti 1:16, Jam 1:2 | ISV | STEP | Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! For that's how they persecuted the prophets who came before you.” Salt and Light in the World

Matthew 5:12

12 Rejoice 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 4:13

Salt and Light in the World Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34-35

Matthew 6:20

20 But keep on storing up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal.Matt 19:21; Luke 12:33-34; 18:22; 1Tim 6:19; 1Pet 1:4

Matthew 19:21

21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks the money} to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.”Matt 6:20; Luke 12:33; 16:9; Acts 2:45; 4:34-35; 1Tim 6:18-19

Luke 12:33

33 “Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out—a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything.Matt 6:20; 19:21; Luke 16:9; Acts 2:45; 4:34; 1Tim 6:19

Acts 5:41

41 They 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

Philippians 1:7

7 For it is only right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart. ^{▼▼Or you have me in your heart} Both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, all of you are partners with me in grace.2Cor 3:2; 7:3; Eph 3:1; 6:20; Phil 1:17; 4:14; Col 4:3, 18; 2Tim 1:8

1 Timothy 6:19

19 By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves that is a good foundation for the future, so that they can take hold of the life that is real.Matt 6:20; 19:21; Luke 12:33; 16:9; 1Tim 6:12

2 Timothy 1:16

16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often took care of ^{▼▼Or refreshed} me and was not ashamed that I was a prisoner.Matt 5:7; Acts 28:20; Eph 6:20; 2Tim 4:19; 1:8

James 1:2

2 Turn 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