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Luke 6:22

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Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
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  1. Matthew 5:10–12Rank 1 from verse 22
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    10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

    12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

  2. Matthew 10:22Rank 2 from verse 22
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    22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

  3. 1 Peter 4:12–16Rank 3 from verse 22
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    12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

    13But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

    14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

    15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

    16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

  4. 1 Peter 3:14Rank 4 from verse 22
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    14But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

  5. 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15Rank 5 from verse 22
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    14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judæa are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

    15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

  6. John 16:2Rank 6 from verse 22
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    2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

  7. Isaiah 66:5Rank 7 from verse 22
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    5¶ Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

  8. John 7:7Rank 8 from verse 22
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    7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

  9. Philippians 1:28–30Rank 9 from verse 22
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    28And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

    29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

    30Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

  10. 2 Timothy 3:11–12Rank 10 from verse 22
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    11Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

    12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

  11. John 12:42Rank 11 from verse 22
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    42¶ Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

  12. 1 Corinthians 4:10–11Rank 12 from verse 22
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    10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

    11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

  13. 1 Peter 2:19–20Rank 13 from verse 22
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    19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

    20For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

  14. Acts 24:5Rank 14 from verse 22
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    5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

  15. Acts 9:16Rank 15 from verse 22
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    16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

  16. Isaiah 65:5Rank 16 from verse 22
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    5Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

  17. John 17:14Rank 17 from verse 22
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    14I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

  18. Mark 13:9–13Rank 18 from verse 22
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    9¶ But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

    10And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

    11But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

    12Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

    13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

  19. Matthew 10:39Rank 19 from verse 22
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    39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

  20. 2 Corinthians 11:23–26Rank 20 from verse 22
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    23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

    24Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.

    25Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;

    26In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

  21. Acts 22:22Rank 21 from verse 22
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    22And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

  22. John 15:18–21Rank 22 from verse 22
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    18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

    19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

    20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

    21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.

  23. John 9:22–28Rank 23 from verse 22
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    22These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

    23Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

    24Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

    25He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

    26Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

    27He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

    28Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.

  24. John 9:34Rank 24 from verse 22
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    34They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

  25. Luke 20:15Rank 25 from verse 22
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    15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

  26. Luke 21:17Rank 26 from verse 22
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    17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.

  27. Matthew 10:18Rank 27 from verse 22
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    18And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

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Luke 6:22

COMBINED MEANING

blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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separate

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1. To divide, part, distinguish, set apart, withdraw, remove, or place at a distance. 2. Set apart or distinct from.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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company

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1. A group, body, assembly, or number gathered or associated together. 2. Companionship or association; to associate with.

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reproach

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Sense 1: Shame, disgrace, dishonour, contempt, blame, reviling, or taunt. Sense 2: As a verb, to shame, insult, blame, or speak contemptuously against.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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sake

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Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

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6:23Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

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