Matthew 5:10
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἕνεκαhénekaon account of
- διώκωdiṓkōcompare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figurati
- μακάριοςmakáriossupremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
- δικαιοσύνηdikaiosýnēequity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
- βασιλείαbasileíaproperly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figurativ
- ἐστίestíhe (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
- ὅτιhótidemonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- αὐτόςautósthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jas 1:12, 1Pe 3:13–14, 2Co 4:17, Mat 5:3, Jas 1:2–5, Luk 6:22, 2Ti 2:12, 2Co 4:8–12