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Matthew 5:11 KJV
Matthew · chapter 5 · verse 11 · King James Version
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.Matthew 5:11 · King James Version
Matthew 5:11 in context
9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
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Key words (Strong's)
- persecutediōkōto make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away, to run swiftly in order to catch a…G1377 →
- Blessedmakariosblessed, happyG3107 →
- againstkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- falselypseudomaito lie, to speak deliberate falsehoods, to deceive one by a lie, to lie toG5574 →
- revileoneidizōto reproach, upbraid, revile, of deserved reproach, of undeserved reproach, to revile, to…G3679 →
- mannerpasindividually, each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything…G3956 →
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