Matthew 5:10-12 “Those persons who have suffered for trying to do what is right will be blessed because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁰ “Those persons who have suffered for trying to do what is right will be blessed because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. ¹¹ You will be blessed when people speak against you and harm you and say bad things about you that are untrue, because of [your devotion to] me. ¹² Be happy and very glad, for your reward in heaven will be great. For they persecuted the prophets [who lived] before you in the same way.