Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
GNV
Matthew 5:12
Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.
Parallel Translations
Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Cross References
Luke 6:23James 1:2Colossians 3:241 Peter 4:13Colossians 1:24Romans 5:3Ruth 2:12Psalms 58:11Isaiah 3:10Proverbs 11:182 Chronicles 36:16Matthew 16:27Hebrews 11:61 Thessalonians 2:15Matthew 6:16
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