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 (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 5:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Be glad and rejoice, because your reward in heaven will be great; this is the way they persecuted the prophets who lived before you.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Freuet euch und frohlocket, denn euer Lohn ist groß in den Himmeln; denn also haben sie die Propheten verfolgt, die vor euch waren.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Gozaos y alegraos; porque vuestra merced es grande en los cielos: que así persiguieron á los profetas que fueron antes de vosotros.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Jubilai e alegrai-vos, porque grande é vossa recompensa nos céus; pois assim perseguiram aos profetas que foram antes de vós.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Regozijai-vos e alegrai-vos, pois grande é a vossa recompensa no céu. Pois dessa maneira as pessoas perseguiram os profetas que viveram antes de vós.
📖 Matthew 5:12 in Context
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.
14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
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