Matthew 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.”
Matthew 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Matthew 5:12 — World English Bible
Matthew 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.”
Matthew 5:12 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward <FI>is<Fi> great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.”
Matthew 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Matthew 5:12 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.”
Matthew 5:12 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:12 in Context — Matthew 5
10 Heureux ceux qui sont persécutés pour la justice, car le royaume des cieux est à eux!
11 Heureux serez-vous, lorsqu’on vous outragera, qu’on vous persécutera et qu’on dira faussement de vous toute sorte de mal,à cause de moi.
12 Réjouissez-vous et soyez dans l’allégresse, parce que votre récompense sera grande dans les cieux; car c’est ainsi qu’on a persécuté les prophètes qui ont été avant vous.
13 Vous êtes le sel de la terre. Mais si le sel perd sa saveur, avec quoi la lui rendra-t-on? Il ne sert plus qu’à être jeté dehors, et foulé aux pieds par les hommes.
14 Vous êtes la lumière du monde. Une ville située sur une montagne ne peut être cachée;
What Does Matthew 5:12 Mean?
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