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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

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