Matthew

Matthew 5:11–12

¹¹Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. ¹²Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

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Matthew 5:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	Μακάριοί	Makarioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3107 happy, blessed
are you	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
when	ὅταν	hotan	Conjunction	G3752 when, whensoever
insult	ὀνειδίσωσιν	oneidisōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3679 I reproach, revile, upbraid
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
persecute	διώξωσιν	diōxōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1377 I pursue, persecute
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
falsely	ψευδόμενοι	pseudomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5574 I lie
say	εἴπωσιν	eipōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
all kinds of	πᾶν	pan	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
evil	πονηρὸν	ponēron	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4190 evil, bad, wicked
against	καθ’	kath’	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
because of	ἕνεκεν	heneken	Preposition	G1752 for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
Me	ἐμοῦ	emou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

Matthew 5:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Rejoice	χαίρετε	chairete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5463 I rejoice, am glad
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
be glad	ἀγαλλιᾶσθε	agalliasthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G21 I exult, am full of joy
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
great	πολὺς	polys	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4183 much, many, often
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
reward	μισθὸς	misthos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3408 wages, reward
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
heaven	οὐρανοῖς	ouranois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
in the same way	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
they persecuted	ἐδίωξαν	ediōxan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1377 I pursue, persecute
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
prophets	προφήτας	prophētas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4396 a prophet, poet
before	πρὸ	pro	Preposition	G4253 before
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

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Matthew 5:11 1 Peter 4:14 · Luke 21:17 · Mark 13:13 · Matthew 24:9 · Luke 6:22 · 1 Peter 2:23 · John 15:21 · Isaiah 66:5 · Matthew 10:22 · Matthew 10:39 · Revelation 2:3 · Luke 21:12

Matthew 5:12 Luke 6:23 · James 1:2 · Colossians 3:24 · 1 Peter 4:13 · Colossians 1:24 · Romans 5:3 · Ruth 2:12 · Psalm 58:11 · Proverbs 11:18 · Isaiah 3:10 · 2 Chronicles 36:16 · Matthew 16:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.