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


In Context

9 Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called children of God.

10 Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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

13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that 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 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.