Matthew 5: 11, 12 > Blessed are ye when
| Matthew 5: 11 - 12 ( King James Version ) |
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| Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. |
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| verse 12 > Rejoice and be exceeding glad: for great is your reqard in heaven" so so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. |
What Jesus said - The Beattitudes
Recorded in Gospel of Luke ( see Luke 6: 22, 23 ) |
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| Matthew 5: 11- 12 ( New International Version ) |
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| Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. |
| v. 12 > Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. |
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| Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy |
| The apostles were not discouraged by this treatment; they remembered the words of their Master: "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." Matthew 5:11, 12. {AA 176.2} |
Chapter 5: 1-12. Sufficient to Prevent Bewilderment.-- A study of Christ's wonderful sermon on the mount will teach the believer what must be the characteristics of those whom the Lord calls "Blessed." [Matt. 5:1-12 quoted.] . . . {5BC 1083.9}
I thank the Lord that such plain directions are given to believers. If we had no other instruction than is contained in these few words, here is sufficient, so that none need become bewildered. But we have a whole Bible full of precious instruction. None need be in darkness and uncertainty. Those who will seek by faith and prayer and earnest study of the Scriptures to obtain the virtues here brought to view, will easily be distinguished from those who walk not in the light. Those who refuse to follow a "Thus saith the Lord" will have no excuse to render for their persistent resistance of the Word of God (Letter 258, 1907). {5BC 1083.10} |
"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you." Matthew 5:11.
Ever since his fall, Satan has worked by means of deception. As he has misrepresented God, so, through his agents, he misrepresents the children of God. The Saviour says, "The reproaches of them that reproached Thee are fallen upon Me." Psalm 69:9. In like manner they fall upon His disciples. {MB 31.2} |
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Chap. 355 - The Last of the Twelve
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Matt. 5:11, 12. {CC 361.1} |
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Chap. 353 - The Struggle Against Wind and Tide
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Matt. 5:11, 12. {OHC 359.1} |
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Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matt. 5:11. {SD 308.1}
There was never one who walked among men more cruelly slandered than the Son of man. He was derided and mocked because of His unswerving obedience to the principles of God's holy law. They hated Him without a cause. Yet He stood calmly before His enemies, declaring that reproach is a part of the Christian's legacy, counseling His followers how to meet the arrows of malice, bidding them not to faint under persecution. {SD 308.2} |