Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. New Living Translation “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. English Standard Version “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Berean Standard Bible Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Berean Literal Bible Blessed are you when they shall insult you and shall persecute you, and lying shall say all kinds of evil against you on account of Me. King James Bible Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. New King James Version Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. New American Standard Bible “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. NASB 1995 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. NASB 1977 “Blessed are you when men cast insults at you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me. Legacy Standard Bible “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Amplified Bible “Blessed [morally courageous and spiritually alive with life-joy in God’s goodness] are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil things against you because of [your association with] Me. Christian Standard Bible “You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me. Holman Christian Standard Bible “You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me. American Standard Version Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Blessed are you whenever they revile you and persecute you and they say every evil word against you for my sake, in falsehood. Contemporary English Version God will bless you when people insult you, mistreat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me. Douay-Rheims Bible Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: English Revised Version Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, lie, and say all kinds of evil things about you because of me. Good News Translation "Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers. International Standard Version "How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me! Literal Standard Version Blessed are you whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for My sake— Majority Standard Bible Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say every evil thing against you because of Me. New American Bible Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you [falsely] because of me. NET Bible "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me. New Revised Standard Version “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. New Heart English Bible "Blessed are you when they insult you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Webster's Bible Translation Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Weymouth New Testament "Blessed are you when they have insulted and persecuted you, and have said every cruel thing about you falsely for my sake. World English Bible “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Young's Literal Translation 'Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake -- Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Beatitudes…10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.… Cross References Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken. Isaiah 51:7 Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults. Jeremiah 37:14 "That is a lie," Jeremiah replied. "I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!" But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials. Philippians 1:29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, 1 Peter 4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. Treasury of Scripture Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. when. Matthew 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? Matthew 27:39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, Psalm 35:11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. falsely. 1 Peter 4:14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. for. Matthew 10:18,22,39 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles… Matthew 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. Matthew 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. Jump to Previous Bad Blessed Cruel Evil Falsely Happy Insult Insulted Kinds Lying Manner Persecute Persecuted Reproach Revile Sake Utter Whenever WickedJump to Next Bad Blessed Cruel Evil Falsely Happy Insult Insulted Kinds Lying Manner Persecute Persecuted Reproach Revile Sake Utter Whenever WickedMatthew 5 1. Jesus' sermon on the mount:3. The Beattitudes; 13. the salt of the earth; 14. the light of the world. 17. He came to fulfill the law. 21. What it is to kill; 27. to commit adultery; 33. to swear. 38. He exhorts to forgive wrong, 43. to love our enemies; 48. and to labor after perfection. (11) Blessed are ye.--Here, for the first time, the beatitude is uttered, not as a general law, but as the portion of the listening disciples to whom the Teacher spoke. The words contain three forms, hardly three successive grades, of suffering: (1) the vague contempt. showing itself in gibes and nicknames; (2) persecution generally; (3) deliberate calumnies, such as those of the foul orgies and Thyesteian banquets, which were spread against the believers in Christ in the first two centuries. Falsely.--The word is absent from the best MSS., and was probably added as a safeguard against the thought that a man might claim the reward of the persecuted, even if really guilty of the crimes laid against him. For my sake.--Here, again, there is a more emphatic personal directness. For the abstract "righteousness" we have "for my sake." He forewarns His disciples that they must expect persecution if they follow Him; His very name will be the signal and occasion of it (Acts 14:22; 2Timothy 3:12). Verses 11-16. - Some critics (e.g. Godet, Weiss) think that vers. 13-16 are no part of the original sermon, but only an interweaving of sayings which were originally spoken at other times. This is possible, but external evidence exists only in the case of vers. 13 and 15 (for vers. 14 and 16 are peculiar to Matthew); and even in the case of these verses it is by no means clear (vide infra) that the occasions on which, according to the other Gospels, the sayings were uttered are the more original. Weiss's assertion ('Life,' 2:144), "The remarks in Matthew 5:13-16, bearing on the calling of discipleship,.., cannot belong to the sermon on the mount, carefully as they are there introduced, for the prophesied sufferings of his followers might have made them disloyal," is wholly gratuitous. In fact, the sufferings have been much more strongly spoken of in vers. 11, 12. The disciples are now addressed directly, and are urged to "walk worthily of the vocation wherewith they are called." The mention of those who have endured persecution leads our Lord to warn his disciples not to faint under persecution in any of its forms; they are but entering on the succession of the prophets; their work is that of purifying and preserving and of illuminating; they must therefore allow their character as disciples to appear, as appear it must if they arc true to their position. There is a purpose in this, namely, that men may see their actions, and glorify their Father which is in heaven. Verses 11, 12. - Parallel passage: Luke 6:22, 23. Verse 11. - As ver. 10 spoke of the blessedness of those who had suffered persecution and had endured it, so this verse speaks of the blessedness of those who are suffering from it at the moment, whether it be in act or word. Whilst Christ still keeps up the form of the Beatitudes, he speaks now in the second person, this and the following terse thus forming the transition to his directly addressing those immediately before him. His present audience was not yet among οἱ δεδιωγμένοι, but might already be enduring something of the reproach and suffering now referred to. Revile (ὀνειδίσωσιν); Revised Version, reproach; as also the Authorized Version in Luke 6:22. "Revile" in itself implies moral error in the person that reviles. Not so ὀνειδίζειν (cf. Matthew 11:20; Mark 16:14). Our Lord purposely uses a word which includes, not only mere abuse, but also stern, and occasionally loving, rebuke. Falsely, for my sake. The comma in both the Authorized (Scrivener) and the Revised Versions after "falsely" is opposed to that interpretation (Meyer) which-closely connects ψευδόμενοι with both καθ ὑμῶν and ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ. Ψευδόμενοι is really a modal definition of εἴπωσιν (Sevin, Weiss), and ἔνεκεν ἐμοῦ goes with the whole sentence "when men," etc. for my sake. In ver. 10 he had said ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης; here he directly speaks of himself. In Luke 6. the phrase is transitional, "for the Son of man's sake." In Matthew 4:19 he had claimed to be the Source of power for service; here he claims to be the Object of devotion. His "Messianic consciousness" (Meyer) is, at even this early stage of his ministry, fully developed (cf. also vers. 17, 22). It is possible that Hebrews 11:26 (vide Rendall, in loc.) and 1 Peter 4:14 refer to this expression.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek BlessedΜακάριοί (Makarioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3107: Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off. are you ἐστε (este) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. when ὅταν (hotan) Conjunction Strong's 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as. [people] insult ὀνειδίσωσιν (oneidisōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3679: To reproach, revile, upbraid. From oneidos; to defame, i.e. Rail at, chide, taunt. you, ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. persecute [you], διώξωσιν (diōxōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1377: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. falsely ψευδόμενοι (pseudomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5574: To deceive, lie, speak falsely. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood. say εἴπωσιν (eipōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. all kinds of πᾶν (pan) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. evil πονηρὸν (ponēron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. against καθ’ (kath’) Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. because of ἕνεκεν (heneken) Preposition Strong's 1752: Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of. Me. ἐμοῦ (emou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. 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