Matthew 5:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

For great

Hebrews 11:6

For so

1 Thessalonians 2:15

General references

Matthew 21:35

Bible References

For great

Take care not to perform any religious act in order to be observed by men: otherwise you will have no reward from your father who is in heaven.

he that receives a prophet in quality of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a just man, as such, shall receive the reward of the just.

for the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his angels; and then shall be make retribution to every man according to his works.

then you may triumph with joy; secure of being greatly rewarded in heaven: for such was the treatment the prophets received from their forefathers.

he that planteth, and he that watereth, have the same design: and each shall receive his proper reward, in proportion to his own labour.

knowing that as you are the servants of Christ our Lord, you shall receive from him the inheritance for your reward.

now without faith it is impossible to be acceptable to him: for he that presents himself to God, cannot but believe he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who make their addresses to him.

For so

and when the fruit-season came on, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive the fruits of it.

whereby you yourselves own that ye are indeed the children of those who killed the prophets,

then you may triumph with joy; secure of being greatly rewarded in heaven: for such was the treatment the prophets received from their forefathers.

wo unto you, for you rebuild the sepulchres of those prophets, whom your fathers put to death:

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those, who are sent unto thee: how often would I have gather'd thy children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and ye would not?"

stubborn people, whose hearts and ears like the uncircumcised, are always averse to the holy spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

the very men who have persecuted the Lord Jesus, and the prophets even to death; who have persecuted us; they who are regardless of pleasing the deity, and are enemies to all mankind;

General references

but they seiz'd his servants, beat some, killed one, and stoned another.