Matthew 5:10

The Beatitudes

⁹ Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God. ¹⁰ Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs. ¹¹ Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

Blessed are

Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 5:3

Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Luke 6:22

Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

2 Timothy 2:12

If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:

Psalm 37:12

The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

Matthew 10:23

But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

Matthew 25:34

Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

Mark 10:30

Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.

Luke 6:20

And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

Luke 21:12

But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

John 15:20

Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.

Acts 5:40

And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.

Acts 8:1

And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.

Romans 8:35-39

Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.

2 Corinthians 4:8-12

Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

Philippians 1:28

Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

2 Thessalonians 1:4-7

So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

2 Timothy 3:11

My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.

James 1:2-5

Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;

James 1:12

There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.

1 Peter 3:13-14

Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is good?

1 Peter 4:12-16

Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:

1 John 3:12

Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

Revelation 2:10

Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.