12Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.


In Context

9 Blesses are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God.

10 Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

12 Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men.

14 You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid.

Matthew 5:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.