Matthew 5:12

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

Rejoice and exult, because your reward is great in the heavens; for thus they persecuted the prophets before you.

Latin

…gaudete, et exsultate, quoniam merces vestra copiosa est in cælis. Sic enim persecuti sunt prophetas, qui fuerunt ante vos.

Original

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English

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

Notes

Matthew 5:12

The great … reward Jesus talks about is not earned by suffering for doing right. It is God's blessing for those who show his grace to others (see Matthew 10:41–42; 20:1–16).

The ancient prophets are closely connected with the New Testament apostles (see also 13:16–17; 23:29–36; Ephesians 2:20).

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Blessing Faith and Good Deeds Suffering in Following God The Blessings of Jesus The Poor and Needy in the Psalms The Suffering Prophet

Events

Sermon on the Mountc. AD 28

Related verses

Luke 6:23
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
Colossians 3:24
…because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
Ruth 2:12
May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
Romans 5:3
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
Psalm 58:11
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
Isaiah 3:10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

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