Mat 5:11, 10:24-25, 16:24, 27:32, 39-44, Luk 6:22, Act 5:41, Heb 11:26, 12:3 | ESV | STEP | Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account .

uCited from Ps. 22:8

v[Luke 23:39-43]

wSee Matt. 10:22

x[John 9:22; 12:42; 16:2]

y Heb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14

z John 15:21

aa 1 Pet. 4:13, 14, 16; See Matt. 5:12

ab ch. 9:16; 21:13; [Rom. 1:5]; See John 15:21

ac Lev. 24:11, 16; Phil. 2:9; 3 John 7

ad ch. 13:13; [Ps. 89:50, 51; Phil. 3:7, 8; 1 Pet. 4:14]

ae ch. 2:2; 10:35

af[Matt. 10:24; Rev. 2:3]

ag Gal. 6:9

Matthew 5:11

11 ^a“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^bon my account.

Matthew 10:24-25

24 ^c“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 25} above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. ^eIf they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign ^{▼▼Greek lacks will they malign} those of his household.

Matthew 16:24

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^gdeny himself and ^htake up his cross and follow me.

Matthew 27:32

The Crucifixion

32 ⁱ, ^jAs they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^kcarry his cross.

Matthew 27:39-44

39 And ^lthose who passed by ^mderided him, ⁿwagging their heads 40 and saying, ^o“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^pIf you are ^qthe Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 42 ^r“He saved others; ^she cannot save himself. ^tHe is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 ^uHe trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 ^vAnd the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

Luke 6:22

22 “Blessed are you when ^wpeople hate you and when they ^xexclude you and revile you and ^yspurn your name as evil, ^zon account of the Son of Man!

Acts 5:41

41 Then they left the presence of the council, ^aarejoicing that they were counted worthy ^abto suffer dishonor for ^acthe name.

Hebrews 11:26

26 ^adHe considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to ^aethe reward.

Hebrews 12:3

Do Not Grow Weary

3 ^afConsider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or ^agfainthearted.