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Matthew 5:12

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

Cross References

Luke 6:23 James 1:2 Colossians 3:24 1 Peter 4:13 Colossians 1:24 Romans 5:3 Ruth 2:12 Psalms 58:11 Isaiah 3:10 Proverbs 11:18 2 Chronicles 36:16 Matthew 16:27 Hebrews 11:6 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Matthew 6:16

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