Mat 5:10, 20 | ESV | STEP | Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness ’ sake , for theirs is the kingdom of heaven .

b[See ver. 3 above]

Matthew 5:10

10 ^a“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for ^btheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds ^cthat of the scribes and Pharisees, you ^dwill never enter the kingdom of heaven.