Matthew 5:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 5:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 5:11 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 5:11 — KJV
“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. falsely: Gr. lying”
— Matthew 5:11 (KJV)
Matthew 5:11 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 5:11
“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:11: say, evil, against
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:11: men, say, evil
“For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:11: men, say, against
“The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. the needy...: or, he speaketh against the poor in judgment”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:11: men, evil, against
“Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:11: men, say, evil
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