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 heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, otherwise at least ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven.

He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then will He render to each one according to his work.

"Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in Heaven; for, after the same manner, were their fathers wont to do to the prophets.

And he that plants and he that waters are one; but each shall receive his own reward, according to his own labor.

knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye are doing service to the Lord, Christ.

And, apart from faith, it is impossible to please Him; for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He becomes a rewarder to those who seek after Him.

For so

And, when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.

So then ye testify to yourselves that ye are sons of those who killed the prophets;

"Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in Heaven; for, after the same manner, were their fathers wont to do to the prophets.

"Woe to you! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her; how often I wished to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is abandoned to you!

Ye stiffnecked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears! ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do ye.

who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and pleased not God, and are contrary to all men;

General references

And the husbandmen, taking his servants, one, indeed, they beat; and one they killed; and one they stoned.