11 translations · Greek
Matthew 5:10
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 5:10 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- KJV King James Version
- Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Blessed those persecuted for righteousness’ sake—because theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Blessed are those persecuted for what is right, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake — because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Μακάριοι | Makarioi | Blessed [are] | G3107 μακάριος blessed |
| οἱ | hoi | those who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δεδιωγμένοι | dediōgmenoi | are persecuted | G1377 διώκω to pursue |
| ἕνεκεν | heneken | because of | G1752 ἕνεκα because of |
| δικαιοσύνης | dikaiosynēs | righteousness | G1343 δικαιοσύνη righteousness |
| Ὅτι | Hoti | for | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | theirs | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| βασιλεία | basileia | kingdom | G932 βασιλεία kingdom |
| τῶν | tōn | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| οὐρανῶν | ouranōn | heaven | G3772 οὐρανός heaven |
Related verses
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
- 1 Peter 3:13–14
Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
- Matthew 5:3
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- James 1:2–5
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. …
- Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.
- 2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8–12
We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair; pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed; always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. …
- Luke 21:12
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
- Philippians 1:28
and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Read all of Matthew 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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