Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs shall be the kingdom of heaven.

Whiston⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁰ Blessed [are] they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs shall be the kingdom of heaven. ¹¹ Blessed are ye when men shall persecute and revile you, and shall say all manner of evil against you for my sake. ¹² Rejoyce, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.