11 translations · Greek
Matthew 5:11
“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Matthew 5:11 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- KJV King James Version
- Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Blessed are you whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for My sake—
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and accuse you of all kinds of evil things because of me.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake —
- DBY Darby Translation
- Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you , and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Μακάριοί | Makarioi | Blessed | G3107 μακάριος blessed |
| ἐστε | este | are you | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ὅταν | hotan | when | G3752 ὅταν when(-ever) |
| ὀνειδίσωσιν | oneidisōsin | [people] insult | G3679 ὀνειδίζω to revile |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| διώξωσιν | diōxōsin | persecute [you] | G1377 διώκω to pursue |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| εἴπωσιν | eipōsin | say | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| πᾶν | pan | all kinds of | G3956 πᾶς all |
| πονηρὸν | ponēron | evil | G4190 πονηρός evil/bad |
| καθ’ | kath’ | against | G2596 κατά according to |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ψευδόμενοι | pseudomenoi | falsely | G5574 ψεύδομαι to lie |
| ἕνεκεν | heneken | because of | G1752 ἕνεκα because of |
| ἐμοῦ | emou | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 4:14
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
- Luke 21:17
You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake.
- Mark 13:13
You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
- Matthew 24:9
Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.
- 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.
- 1 Peter 2:23
Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.
- John 15:21
But all these things will they do to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.
- Isaiah 66:5
Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.
- Matthew 10:22
You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 10:39
He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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.
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
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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