Verse List for MAT 5:12

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua,Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Be happy and praising God because you’ll all have a wonderful reward in the heavens, because in the past they also persecuted the prophets like that.

OET-LV Be _rejoicing and be _exulting, because the reward of _you _all is great in the heavens, because/for thus they _persecuted the prophets which before you _all.

ULT Rejoice and be very glad, for your reward, is great in the heavens, for in this way they persecuted the prophets before you.

UST When people treat you like that, God is ready to reward you greatly from heaven. So, you should rejoice very much! Further, people mistreated the Jewish prophets long ago just as people mistreat you now.

BSB & MSB Rejoice and be glad, because great [is] your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

BLB Rejoice and exult, because great is your reward in the heavens; for thus they persecuted the prophets before you.

AICNT “Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for your reward is great in the heavens; for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you [[, your fathers]].[fn]

OEB Be glad and rejoice, because your reward in heaven will be great; this is the way they persecuted the prophets who lived before you.

WEBBE & WMBB Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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

LSV rejoice and be glad, because your reward [is] great in the heavens, for thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

FBV Be glad, be really glad, for you will receive a great reward in heaven—for they persecuted the prophets who came before you in just the same way.

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

T4T When that happens, rejoice and be glad [DOU], because God will give you a great reward in heaven. God will think highly of you, just like he thought highly of the prophets whom your ancestors persecuted long ago.

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

BBE Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

Moff rejoice and exult in it, for your reward is rich in heaven; that is how they persecuted the prophets before you.

Wymth Be joyful and triumphant, because your reward is great in the Heavens; for so were the Prophets before you persecuted.

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

DRA Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

YLT rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward [is] great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

Drby Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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

SLT Rejoice and be transported with joy; for much your reward in the heavens for so they drove out the prophets which before you.

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

KJB-1769 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

KJB-1611 Reioyce, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heauen: For so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Reioyce, and be glad: for great is your rewarde in heauen. For so persecuted they the prophetes, whiche were before you.
(Rejoice, and be glad: for great is your reward in heaven. For so persecuted they the prophets, which were before you.)

Gnva Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.
(Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.)

Cvdl Reioyce and be glad, for greate is youre rewarde in heue.For so persecuted they the Prophetes which were before youre dayes.
(Rejoice and be glad, for great is your(pl) reward in heaven. For so persecuted they the Prophets which were before your(pl) days.)

TNT Reioyce and be glad for greate is youre rewarde in heven. For so persecuted they the Prophetes which were before youre dayes.
(Rejoice and be glad for great is your(pl) reward in heaven. For so persecuted they the Prophets which were before your(pl) days.)

Wycl Ioie ye, and be ye glad, for youre meede is plenteuouse in heuenes; for so thei han pursued `also profetis that weren bifor you.
(Joy ye/you_all, and be ye/you_all glad, for your(pl) reward/merit is plenteous/plentiful in heavens; for so they have pursued also prophets that were before you.)

Luth Seid fröhlich und getrost, es wird euch im Himmel wohl belohnt werden! Denn also haben sie verfolget die Propheten, die vor euch gewesen sind.
(Are/Be cheerful and confidently, it becomes you in_the heaven probably/well reward become! Because also have they/she/them pursue/follow the prophet(s), the before/in_front_of you been are.)

ClVg gaudete, et exsultate, quoniam merces vestra copiosa est in cælis. Sic enim persecuti sunt prophetas, qui fuerunt ante vos.[fn]
(rejoice, and rejoice, since/because reward/wages your copious it_is in/into/on the_heavens. So because persecuted are a_prophets, who/which they_were before you(pl).)

SR-GNT Χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς· οὕτως γὰρ ἐδίωξαν τοὺς προφήτας τοὺς πρὸ ὑμῶν. ‡

UGNT χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς; οὕτως γὰρ ἐδίωξαν τοὺς προφήτας τοὺς πρὸ ὑμῶν.

SBL-GNT χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς· οὕτως γὰρ ἐδίωξαν τοὺς προφήτας τοὺς πρὸ ὑμῶν.

RP-GNT Χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς· οὕτως γὰρ ἐδίωξαν τοὺς προφήτας τοὺς πρὸ ὑμῶν.

TC-GNT χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς· οὕτω γὰρ ἐδίωξαν τοὺς προφήτας τοὺς πρὸ ὑμῶν.