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Matthew 5:12
King James Version
kjv
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
oeb-cw
Be glad and rejoice, because your reward in heaven will be great; this is the way they persecuted the prophets who lived before you.
Open English Bible (US)
oeb-us
Be glad and rejoice, because your reward in heaven will be great; this is the way they persecuted the prophets who lived before you.