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Selected Verse: Matthew 5:11 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Mt 5:11 |
Strong Concordance |
Blessed [3107] are ye [2075], when [3752] men shall revile [3679] you [5209], and [2532] persecute [1377] you, and [2532] shall say [2036] all manner [3956] of evil [4190] [4487] against [2596] you [5216] falsely [5574], for my sake [1752] [1700]. |
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King James |
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Blessed are ye when men shall revile you--or abuse you to your face, in opposition to backbiting. (See Mar 15:32).
and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you, falsely, for my sake--Observe this. He had before said, "for righteousness' sake." Here He identifies Himself and His cause with that of righteousness, binding up the cause of righteousness in the world with the reception of Himself. Would Moses, or David, or Isaiah, or Paul have so expressed themselves? Never. Doubtless they suffered for righteousness' sake. But to have called this "their sake," would, as every one feels, have been very unbecoming. Whereas He that speaks, being Righteousness incarnate (see Mar 1:24; Act 3:14; Rev 3:7), when He so speaks, speaks only like Himself. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Blessed are ye when men shall revile you - Reproach you; call you by evil and contemptuous names; ridicule you because you are Christians. Thus, they said of Jesus that he was a Samaritan and had a devil Joh 8:48; that he was mad Joh 10:20; and thus they reviled and mocked him on the cross, Mat 27:39-44. But, being reviled, he reviled not again Pe1 2:23; and thus being reviled, we should bless Co1 4:12; and thus, though the contempt of the world is not in itself desirable, yet it is blessed to tread in the footsteps of Jesus, to imitate his example, and even to suffer for his sake, Phi 1:29.
All manner of evil against you falsely - An emphasis should be laid on the word falsely in this passage. It is not blessed to have evil spoken of us if we deserve it; but if we deserve it not, then we should not consider it as a calamity. We should take it patiently, and show how much the Christian, under the consciousness of innocence, can bear, Pe1 3:13-18.
For my sake - Because you are attached to me; because you are Christians. We are not to seek such things. We are not to do things to offend others; to treat them harshly or unkindly, and. to court revilings. We are not to say or do things, though they may be on the subject of religion, designed to disgust or offend. But if, in the faithful endeavor to be Christians, we are reviled, as our Master was, then we are to take it with patience, and to remember that thousands before us have been treated in like manner. When thus reviled or persecuted, we are to be meek, patient, humble; not angry; not reviling again; but endeavoring to do good to our persecutors and slanderers, Ti2 2:24-25. In this way many have been convinced of the power and excellence of that religion which they were persecuting and reviling. They have seen that nothing else but Christianity could impart such patience and meekness to the persecuted; and have, by this means, been constrained to submit themselves to the gospel of Jesus. Long since it became a proverb, "that the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Revile - When present: say all evil - When you are absent. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| When men shall revile you, and persecute - The persecution mentioned in the preceding verse comprehends all outward acts of violence - all that the hand can do. This comprehends all calumny, slander, etc., all that the tongue can effect. But as διωκειν, which we render to persecute, is a forensic term, and signifies legal persecutions and public accusations, which, though totally unsubstantiated, were the means of destroying multitudes of the primitive Christians, our Lord probably refers to such. No Protestant can think, without horror, of the great numbers burnt alive in this country, on such accusations, under the popish reign of her who is emphatically called Bloody Queen Mary. |
7 And [2532] to the angel [32] of the church [1577] in [1722] Philadelphia [5359] write [1125]; These things [3592] saith [3004] he that is holy [40], he that is true [228], he that hath [2192] the key [2807] of David [1138], he that openeth [455], and [2532] no man [3762] shutteth [2808]; and [2532] shutteth [2808], and [2532] no man [3762] openeth [455];
14 But [1161] ye [5210] denied [720] the Holy One [40] and [2532] the Just [1342], and [2532] desired [154] a murderer [5406] [435] to be granted [5483] unto you [5213];
24 Saying [3004], Let us alone [1436]; what [5101] have we [2254] to do [2532] with thee [4671], thou Jesus [2424] of Nazareth [3479]? art thou come [2064] to destroy [622] us [2248]? I know [1492] thee [4571] who [5101] thou art [1488], the Holy One [40] of God [2316].
32 Let [2597] Christ [5547] the King [935] of Israel [2474] descend [2597] now [3568] from [575] the cross [4716], that [2443] we may see [1492] and [2532] believe [4100]. And [2532] they that were crucified [4957] with him [846] reviled [3679] him [846].
24 And [1161] the servant [1401] of the Lord [2962] must [1163] not [3756] strive [3164]; but [235] be [1511] gentle [2261] unto [4314] all [3956] men, apt to teach [1317], patient [420],
25 In [1722] meekness [4236] instructing [3811] those that oppose themselves [475]; if [3379] God [2316] peradventure [3379] will give [1325] them [846] repentance [3341] to [1519] the acknowledging [1922] of the truth [225];
13 And [2532] who [5101] is he that will harm [2559] you [5209], if [1437] ye be [1096] followers [3402] of that which is good [18]?
14 But [235] and if [1499] ye suffer [3958] for [1223] righteousness' sake [1343], happy [3107] are ye: and [1161] be [5399] not [3361] afraid [5399] of their [846] terror [5401], neither [3366] be troubled [5015];
15 But [1161] sanctify [37] the Lord [2962] God [2316] in [1722] your [5216] hearts [2588]: and [1161] be ready [2092] always [104] to [4314] give an answer [627] to every man [3956] that asketh [154] you [5209] a reason [3056] of [4012] the hope [1680] that is in [1722] you [5213] with [3326] meekness [4240] and [2532] fear [5401]:
16 Having [2192] a good [18] conscience [4893]; that [2443], whereas [1722] [3739] they speak evil [2635] of you [5216], as [5613] of evildoers [2555], they may be ashamed [2617] that falsely accuse [1908] your [5216] good [18] conversation [391] in [1722] Christ [5547].
17 For [1063] it is better [2909], if [1487] the will [2307] of God [2316] be so [2309], that ye suffer [3958] for well doing [15], than [2228] for evil doing [2554].
18 For [3754] Christ [5547] also [2532] hath once [530] suffered [3958] for [4012] sins [266], the just [1342] for [5228] the unjust [94], that [2443] he might bring [4317] us [2248] to God [2316], being put to death [2289] [3303] in the flesh [4561], but [1161] quickened [2227] by the Spirit [4151]:
29 For [3754] unto you [5213] it is given [5483] in the behalf [5228] of Christ [5547], not [3756] only [3440] to believe [4100] on [1519] him [846], but [235] also [2532] to suffer [3958] for [5228] his sake [846] [5228];
12 And [2532] labour [2872], working [2038] with our own [2398] hands [5495]: being reviled [3058], we bless [2127]; being persecuted [1377], we suffer it [430]:
23 Who [3739], when he was reviled [3058], reviled [486] not [3756] again [486]; when he suffered [3958], he threatened [546] not [3756]; but [1161] committed [3860] himself to him that judgeth [2919] righteously [1346]:
39 And [1161] they that passed by [3899] reviled [987] him [846], wagging [2795] their [846] heads [2776],
40 And [2532] saying [3004], Thou that destroyest [2647] the temple [3485], and [2532] buildest [3618] it in [1722] three [5140] days [2250], save [4982] thyself [4572]. If [1487] thou be [1488] the Son [5207] of God [2316], come down [2597] from [575] the cross [4716].
41 [1161] Likewise [3668] also [2532] the chief priests [749] mocking [1702] him, with [3326] the scribes [1122] and [2532] elders [4245], said [3004],
42 He saved [4982] others [243]; himself [1438] he cannot [3756] [1410] save [4982]. If [1487] he be [2076] the King [935] of Israel [2474], let him [2597] now [3568] come down [2597] from [575] the cross [4716], and [2532] we will believe [4100] him [846].
43 He trusted [3982] in [1909] God [2316]; let him deliver [4506] him [846] now [3568], if [1487] he will have [2309] him [846]: for [1063] he said [2036], [3754] I am [1510] the Son [5207] of God [2316].
44 [1161] The thieves [3027] also [2532], which [3588] were crucified [4957] with him [846], cast [3679] the same [846] in his [846] teeth [3679].
20 And [1161] many [4183] of [1537] them [846] said [3004], He hath [2192] a devil [1140], and [2532] is mad [3105]; why [5101] hear ye [191] him [846]?
48 Then [3767] answered [611] the Jews [2453], and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Say [3004] we [2249] not [3756] well [2573] that [3754] thou [4771] art [1488] a Samaritan [4541], and [2532] hast [2192] a devil [1140]?