Matthew 5:12
Matthew 5:12 — The New International Version (NIV)
12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:12 — English Standard Version (ESV)
12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Matthew 5:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
Matthew 5:12 — New Century Version (NCV)
12 Rejoice and be glad, because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. People did the same evil things to the prophets who lived before you.
Matthew 5:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
Matthew 5:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven!
The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.
Matthew 5:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 Be joyful and glad. Your reward in heaven is great. In the same way, people hurt the prophets who lived long ago.
Matthew 5:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
12 “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.