Matthew 5:12
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordRejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
— Matthew 5:12, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
"Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward <FI>is<Fi> great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.