Daily Wisdom: Matthew 5:11

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
— Matthew 5:11

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"The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him."
— Proverbs 20:7 —
"Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all."
— Colossians 3:11 —
"Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?"
— James 3:10-11 —
"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day."
— 2 Peter 3:8 —

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Illustration of Matthew 5:11 — Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

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