Cross references

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Matthew 5:11 BSB

Matthew 5:11 has 28 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 28 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Peter 4:14 (91 votes) and Luke 21:17 (61 votes). 80 other verses point back to it. It links with 26 other books, from Genesis 39 to Revelation 2.

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Which verses does Matthew 5:11 point to?

The 20 strongest of 28, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 Peter 4:1491 votes

    If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

  2. Luke 21:1761 votes

    And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.

  3. Mark 13:1356 votes

    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

  4. Matthew 24:945 votes

    Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

  5. Luke 6:2242 votes

    Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

  6. 1 Peter 2:2338 votes

    When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

  7. John 15:2135 votes

    But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.

  8. Isaiah 66:534 votes

    You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”

  9. You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

  10. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

  11. Luke 9:2425 votes

    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

  12. Luke 21:1224 votes

    But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

  13. Mark 8:3523 votes
  14. Romans 8:3623 votes
  15. Psalm 44:2221 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 5:11?

The 10 strongest of 80.