The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:11
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
- KJV
- Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- WEB
- “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- ASV
- Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- LSV
- Blessed are you whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for My sake—
- YLT
- 'Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake —
- DBY
- Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.
- DRC
- Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:
- GNV
- Blessed shall ye be when men reuile you, and persecute you, and say all maner of euill against you for my sake, falsely.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ῥῆμα (“declaration”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: πονηρὸν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πονηρὸν; Robinson–Pierpont add ῥῆμα.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- μακάριοί ἐστε ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ διώξωσιν καὶ εἴπωσιν πᾶν πονηρὸν καθʼ ὑμῶν ψευδόμενοι ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ.
- RP2018
- Μακάριοί ἐστε, ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ διώξωσιν, καὶ εἴπωσιν πᾶν πονηρὸν ῥῆμα καθ’ ὑμῶν ψευδόμενοι, ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ.
- TR-Boyd
- Μακάριοί ἐστε, ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ διώξωσι, καὶ εἴπωσι πᾶν πονηρὸν ῥῆμα καθ᾿ ὑμῶν ψευδόμενοι, ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ.
- SCR1894
- μακαριοι εστε οταν ονειδισωσιν υμας και διωξωσιν και ειπωσιν παν πονηρον ρημα καθ υμων ψευδομενοι ενεκεν εμου
Who and where
◆ Sermon on the Mount
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
SlanderSermon on the mountJoyPersecutionSermon on the Plain, TheSermonGracesAgainstHappiness of Saints in This LifeBeg; Beggar; Begging
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
- Luke 21:17And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
- Mark 13:13You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 24:9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
- 1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
- John 15:21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
- Isaiah 66:5You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
- Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 10:39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- Revelation 2:3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
- Luke 9:24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
- Luke 21:12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
- Romans 8:36As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
- Mark 8:35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
- Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
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