Matt.5.12

Matthew 5:12

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Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

The Beatitudes

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:16

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But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

The Fall of Jerusalem

Jeremiah 37:14

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Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

Jeremiah Imprisoned

Matthew 23:37

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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Lament over Jerusalem

Acts 7:52

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Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

The Tabernacle of the Testimony

Romans 5:3

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And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

The Triumph of Faith

Philippians 1:29

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For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Worthy of the Gospel

1 Thessalonians 2:15

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Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

Paul’s Ministry

Hebrews 10:34

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For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

A Call to Persevere

Christ or Judgment

Hebrews 11:33

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Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

The Faith of Many

James 1:2

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My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

Rejoicing in Trials

James 5:10

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Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.