“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, f...
Psalm 119 - א Aleph Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD. Blessed are those who keep his statutes
Psalm 119:1 A beginning analogous to those of Pss 1:1-2; 112:1 (see Ps 101:6; Mt 5:3ff). The word law and its synonyms are to be taken in the widest sense of revealed teaching, as transmitted by the Prophets. Blessed: see note on Ps 1:1. Psalm 119:2 This verse makes expli...
I learned the true meaning of this verse on my mission trip to India, in the state of Orissa; the most persecuted state. People there were killed daily for their faith by scouts that the extreme Hindu government send out, and on top of persecution, they were living in extreme poverty. ...
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… Ye. Job 1:21,22 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD...
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven,...
This echoes the Beatitudes in Matthew 5, where Jesus pronounces blessings on those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake. It is a reminder that true blessing is not found in earthly comfort but in spiritual fidelity. because the Spirit of gloryThe "Spirit of glory" refers to the Holy ...
The Lord explains what happens after believers –both the bodies of the dead and those who are living– are caught up in the air to be with Him: “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so,...
May those who say they are helping but are really in it for themselves be brought down or woken up. May the wealth of the wicked go to the righteous as it says in Scripture and the unrighteous who are wasting money be replaced by those who are good stewards or taught new skills. May...