Matthew 5:12

New Testament • 9 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

שָׂמַח

sâmach

H8055

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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and be

מְאֹד

mᵉʼôd

H3966

properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or ...

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שָׂמַח

sâmach

H8055

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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for

גָּדוֹל

gâdôwl

H1419

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

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is your

שַׁחַד

shachad

H7810

a donation (venal or redemptive)

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in

שָׁמַיִם

shâmayim

H8064

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...

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for so

רָדַף

râdaph

H7291

to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

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they the

נָבִיא

nâbîyʼ

H5030

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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which were

פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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you

Key Terms in This Verse

persecuted H7291

רָדַף râdaph

to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

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exceeding H3966

מְאֹד mᵉʼôd

properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

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reward H7810

שַׁחַד shachad

a donation (venal or redemptive)

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glad H8055

שָׂמַח sâmach

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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Rejoice H8055

שָׂמַח sâmach

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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prophets H5030

נָבִיא nâbîyʼ

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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heaven H8064

שָׁמַיִם shâmayim

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

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great H1419

גָּדוֹל gâdôwl

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

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before H6440

פָּנִים pânîym

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

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Cross References

Luke 6:23 cross-reference

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

James 1:2 cross-reference

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

Colossians 3:24 cross-reference

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

1 Peter 4:13 cross-reference

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Colossians 1:24 cross-reference

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:

Ruth 2:12 cross-reference

The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

Romans 5:3 cross-reference

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Psalm 58:11 cross-reference

So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

Isaiah 3:10 cross-reference

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Proverbs 11:18 cross-reference

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

2 Chronicles 36:16 cross-reference

But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

Matthew 16:27 cross-reference

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Hebrews 11:6 cross-reference

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

1 Thessalonians 2:15 cross-reference

Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

Matthew 6:16 cross-reference

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Luke 6:35 cross-reference

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the ev...

2 Corinthians 4:17 cross-reference

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Philippians 2:17 cross-reference

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

1 Kings 18:13 cross-reference

Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

Acts 5:41 cross-reference

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

Genesis 15:1 cross-reference

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

1 Corinthians 3:8 cross-reference

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

Nehemiah 9:26 cross-reference

Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great prov...

Acts 16:25 cross-reference

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

1 Kings 18:4 cross-reference

For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

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