Matthew 5:10-12 "Happy are those persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁰ "Happy are those persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. ¹¹ "Happy are you whenever they should be reproaching and persecuting you and, falsifying, saying every wicked thing against you, on my account. ¹² Rejoice and exult, for your wages are vast in the heavens. For thus they persecute the prophets before you.