Matthew 5:10 Cross References

Matthew 5:10

10: God blesses those who are persecuted because they live for God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

James 1:12

  1. God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 3:13

  1. Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
  2. But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don't be afraid and don't worry.

Matthew 5:3

  1. "God blesses those who realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.

2 Corinthians 4:17

  1. For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever!

James 1:2

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy.
  2. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
  3. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything.
  4. If you need wisdom--if you want to know what God wants you to do--ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking.

Luke 6:22

  1. God blesses you who are hated and excluded and mocked and cursed because you are identified with me, the Son of Man.

2 Corinthians 4:8

  1. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.
  2. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.
  3. Through suffering, these bodies of ours constantly share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
  4. Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be obvious in our dying bodies.
  5. So we live in the face of death, but it has resulted in eternal life for you.

2 Timothy 2:12

  1. If we endure hardship, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will deny us.

Philippians 1:28

  1. Don't be intimidated by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.

2 Timothy 3:11

  1. You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra--but the Lord delivered me from all of it.

Luke 21:12

  1. "But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will be accused before kings and governors of being my followers.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

  1. We proudly tell God's other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering.
  2. But God will use this persecution to show his justice. For he will make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering,
  3. and in his justice he will punish those who persecute you.
  4. And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels,

John 15:20

  1. Do you remember what I told you? 'A servant is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you!

Matthew 25:34

  1. Then the King will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

1 Peter 4:12

  1. Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
  2. Instead, be very glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world.
  3. Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.
  4. If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people's affairs.
  5. But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his wonderful name!

Revelation 2:10

  1. Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The Devil will throw some of you into prison and put you to the test. You will be persecuted for 'ten days.' Remain faithful even when facing death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Romans 8:35

  1. Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?
  2. (Even the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep." )
  3. No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
  4. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away.
  5. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Psalms 37:12

  1. The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance.

1 Corinthians 4:9

  1. But sometimes I think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor's parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world--to people and angels alike.
  2. Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you are so wise! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are well thought of, but we are laughed at.
  3. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, without enough clothes to keep us warm. We have endured many beatings, and we have no homes of our own.
  4. We have worked wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.
  5. We respond gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world's garbage, like everybody's trash--right up to the present moment.

Mark 10:30

  1. will receive now in return, a hundred times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property--with persecutions. And in the world to come they will have eternal life.

Luke 6:20

  1. Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, "God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is given to you.

1 John 3:12

  1. We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was right.

Matthew 10:23

  1. When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I assure you that I, the Son of Man, will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.

Acts 8:1

  1. Saul was one of the official witnesses at the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers except the apostles fled into Judea and Samaria.

Acts 5:40

  1. The council accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.
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