Cross references
Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5:12 has 46 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 27 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 6:23 (49 votes) and James 1:2 (35 votes). 83 other verses point back to it. It links with 31 other books, from Genesis 15 to Revelation 11.
Which verses does Matthew 5:12 point to?
The 20 strongest of 46, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Luke 6:2349 votes
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
- James 1:235 votes
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- Colossians 3:2434 votes
because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
- 1 Peter 4:1330 votes
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
- Colossians 1:2422 votes
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
- Ruth 2:1218 votes
May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
- Romans 5:318 votes
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- Psalm 58:1115 votes
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
- Proverbs 11:1814 votes
The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
- Isaiah 3:1014 votes
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1613 votes
- Matthew 16:2712 votes
- Hebrews 11:610 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 2:159 votes
- 1 Kings 18:138 votes
- Luke 6:358 votes
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
- 2 Corinthians 4:178 votes
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- 1 Kings 22:26–277 votes
- Matthew 6:167 votes
- Acts 5:417 votes
Which verses point to Matthew 5:12?
The 10 strongest of 83.