Matthew 5:12 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Be glad and supremely joyful, for your reward in heaven is great (strong and intense), for in this same way people persecuted the prophets who were before you. [II Chron. 36:16.]

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

American Standard Version (1901)

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.

Common English Bible

Be full of joy and be glad, because you have a great reward in heaven. In the same way, people harassed the prophets who came before you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

be glad and exult, for your reward in heaven is plentiful. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.