Matthew 5:12 “Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in th…”

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

World English 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.

American Standard Version

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.

Darby Translation

Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Young's Literal Translation

rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward [is] great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

Bible in Basic English

Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

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Cross references

“Rejoice”

Luke 6:23 James 1:2 1 Peter 4:13 Colossians 1:24 Romans 5:3 2 Corinthians 4:17

Luke 6:23 · BSB

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

James 1:2 · BSB

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

1 Peter 4:13 · BSB

But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

Colossians 1:24 · BSB

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

Romans 5:3 · BSB

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

2 Corinthians 4:17 · BSB

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

“for great”

Colossians 3:24 Ruth 2:12 Psalm 58:11 Proverbs 11:18 Isaiah 3:10 Matthew 16:27

Colossians 3:24 · BSB

because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Ruth 2:12 · BSB

May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

Psalm 58:11 · BSB

Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

Proverbs 11:18 · BSB

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

Isaiah 3:10 · BSB

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

Matthew 16:27 · BSB

For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

“for so”

2 Chronicles 36:16 1 Thessalonians 2:15 1 Kings 18:13 Nehemiah 9:26 Matthew 21:34–38 Matthew 23:31–37

2 Chronicles 36:16 · BSB

But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.

1 Thessalonians 2:15 · BSB

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,

1 Kings 18:13 · BSB

Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.

Nehemiah 9:26 · BSB

But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.

Matthew 21:34–38 · BSB

When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

Matthew 23:31–37 · BSB

So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

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