Matthew 5:12
“Reioyce, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heauen: For so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.”
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Matthew 5:12 Context
10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousnesse sake: for theirs is the kingdome of heauen. 11Blessed are ye, when men shall reuile you, and persecute you, and shal say all manner of euill against you falsly for my sake. 12Reioyce, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heauen: For so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you. 13¶ Yee are the salt of the earth: But if the salt haue lost his sauour, wherewith shall it bee salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be troden vnder foote of men. 14Yee are the light of the world. A citie that is set on an hill, cannot be hid.
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Other Translations for Matthew 5:12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
- King James Version
"Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.
- Basic English Bible
Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Darby Bible
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Webster's Bible
Be joyful and triumphant, because your reward is great in the Heavens; for so were the Prophets before you persecuted.
- Weymouth Bible
Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- World English Bible
Ioie ye, and be ye glad, for youre meede is plenteuouse in heuenes; for so thei han pursued `also profetis that weren bifor you.
- Wycliffe Bible
rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward [is] great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 5:12
5:12 Your reward - Even over and above the happiness that naturally and directly results from holiness.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 5:12
Mt 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad. On account of persecution. The reason why they may justly rejoice is given: "Great is your reward in heaven". So they persecuted the prophets. Isaiah is said to have been sawed asunder; Jeremiah was thrown into a dungeon and threatened with death; Elijah was hunted by Ahab and Jezebel.