Matthew 5:12 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

This it is in the power of any one of us to attain, that when our good character is injured by calumny, we rejoice in the Lord. He only who seeks after empty glory cannot attain this. Let us then rejoice and exult, that our reward may be prepared for us in heaven.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 12.) Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. I do not know who can fulfill this for us, so that our reputation may be torn apart by insults, and we may rejoice in the Lord. Whoever pursues vain glory cannot fulfill it. Therefore, we must rejoice and be glad, so that a reward may be prepared for us in heavenly places. We read elegantly written in a certain volume: 'Do not seek glory, and you will not grieve when you are without it.'

The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Rejoice and be exceeding glad,.... Because of the honour put upon them, the glory they bring to Christ and his cause, by cheerfully suffering for it; and because of the glory and happiness that shall follow upon their sufferings: for great is your reward in heaven; not of debt, but of grace; for there is no proportion or comparison between what the saints suffer for Christ, and the glory that shall be revealed in them by him; not in earth, but in heaven.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Rejoice - In the testimony of a good conscience; for, without this, suffering has nothing but misery in it. Be exceeding glad - Αγαλλιασθε, leap for joy. There are several cases on record, where this was literally done by the martyrs, in Queen Mary’s days. Great is your reward in heaven - In the Talmudical tract Pirkey Aboth, are these words: “Rabbi Tarpon said, The day is short: the work is great: the laborers are slow: the Reward Is Great: and the father of the family is urgent.” The followers of Christ are encouraged to suffer joyfully on two considerations.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
χαίρετε	chairete	do rejoice	G5463 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀγαλλιᾶσθε,	agalliasthe	do exult,	G21 →
ὅτι	hoti	for	G3754 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
μισθὸς	misthos	reward	G3408 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	of you	G4771 →
πολὺς	polus	[is] great	G4183 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
οὐρανοῖς·	ouranois	heavens;	G3772 →
οὕτως	houtōs	thus	G3779 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐδίωξαν	ediōxan	they persecuted	G1377 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
προφήτας	prophētas	prophets	G4396 →
τοὺς	tous	<the>	G3588 →
πρὸ	pro	before	G4253 →
ὑμῶν.¶	humōn	you.	G4771 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:6–8
  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
  But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Matthew 5:10–12
  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Luke 6:22–23
  Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
Through
Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
leads to
- Romans 5:3
  Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Philippians 3:10
  I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
leads to
- Romans 8:17
  And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.