Matthew 5:11-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you [falsely] because of me.(A) 12 [a]Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.(B) Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
The Similes of Salt and Light.[b]
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- 5:12 The prophets who were before you: the disciples of Jesus stand in the line of the persecuted prophets of Israel. Some would see the expression as indicating also that Matthew considered all Christian disciples as prophets.
- 5:13–16 By their deeds the disciples are to influence the world for good. They can no more escape notice than a city set on a mountain. If they fail in good works, they are as useless as flavorless salt or as a lamp whose light is concealed.
Matthew 5:11-12
New International Version
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(A) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(B) 12 Rejoice and be glad,(C) because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(D)
Romans 8:18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.(A)
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Romans 8:18
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Present Suffering and Future Glory
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.(A)
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