Matthew 5:11

Matthew 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
• New International Version (NIV)“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

Context of Matthew 5:11

9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. “You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me. 12Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you. 13“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.

Matthew 5:11 word by word

Μακάριοί ἐστε, ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ διώξωσιν καὶ εἴπωσιν πᾶν πονηρὸν καθ᾽ ὑμῶν ψευδόμενοι ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Blessedμακάριοςmakarios · blessedG3107
• are yeεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• shall revileὀνειδίζωoneidezō · to revileG3679
• youσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• persecuteδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• shall sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• all manner ofπᾶςpas · allG3956
• evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
• ·ῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• falselyψεύδομαιpseudomai · to lieG5574
• forἕνεκαheneka heneken heineken · because ofG1752
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Matthew 5:11

• Matthew 10:25It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more the members of his household!
• Matthew 27:39Those who passed by were yelling insults at him, shaking their heads
• Psalms 35:11Malicious witnesses come forward; they question me about things I do not know.
• Isaiah 66:5You who tremble at his word, hear the word of the Lord: “Your brothers who hate and exclude you for my name’s sake have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified so that we can see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
• Luke 7:33For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
• John 9:28They ridiculed him: “You’re that man’s disciple, but we’re Moses’s disciples.
• 1 Peter 2:23when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.
• 1 Peter 4:14If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
• Matthew 10:18You will even be brought before governors and kings because of me, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.
• Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times more and will inherit eternal life.
• Matthew 24:9“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name.
• Psalms 44:22Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.
• Mark 4:17But they have no root; they are short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.
• Mark 8:35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and the gospel will save it.
• Mark 13:9“But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to local courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.
• Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you, insult you, and slander your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

Commentaries on Matthew 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11When men shall revile you, and persecute - The persecution mentioned in the preceding verse comprehends all outward acts of violence - all that the hand can do. This comprehends all calumny, slander, etc., all that the tongue can effect. But as , which we render to persecute, is a forensic term, and signifies legal persecutions and public accusations, which, though totally unsubstantiated, were the means of destroying multitudes of the primitive…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Blessed are ye when men shall revile you - Reproach you; call you by evil and contemptuous names; ridicule you because you are Christians. Thus, they said of Jesus that he was a Samaritan and had a devil John 8:48; that he was mad John 10:20; and thus they reviled and mocked him on the cross, Matthew 27:39-44. But, being reviled, he reviled not again 1 Peter 2:23; and thus being reviled, we should bless 1 Corinthians 4:12; and thus, though the contempt of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. 1. The poor in spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition, when it is a low condition. They are humble and lowly in their own eyes. They see their want, bewail their guilt, and thirst after a Redeemer. The kingdom of grace is of such; the kingdom of glory is for them. 2. Those that mourn are happy. That godly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11The first followers of Jesus were persecuted by Jewish leaders who were offended by the new teaching of Jesus, which revealed God’s truth with authority (see Matthew 10:17–23; 11:2–6; 12:1–8; 15:1–20; 23:34–36). Since then, following Jesus and his teachings has often led to persecution (10:24–25; 2 Timothy 3:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you--or abuse you to your face, in opposition to backbiting. (See Mr 15:32). and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you, falsely, for my sake--Observe this. He had before said, "for righteousness' sake." Here He identifies Himself and His cause with that of righteousness, binding up the cause of righteousness in the world with the reception of Himself. Would Moses, or David, or Isaiah, or Paul…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 5:11

• Accusation, False
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Graces
• Happiness
• Instruction
• Persecution
• Readings, Select
• Religion
• Righteous
• Slander
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Matthew 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings