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persecuted for righteousness' sake” —

again, for Christ’s sake, for the Kingdom’s

sake — “for theirs is the kingdom of

heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall
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revile you, and persecute you, and shall say

all manner of evil against you falsely, for my

sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for
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great is your reward in heaven: for so

persecuted they the prophets which were

before you.” We wouldn't need anything

more than just these three verses, but we

have several hundred verses dealing with

this subject.

In Matthew chapter 10 is where Jesus

sends His disciples first to Jerusalem and

the Judaea area only, and notice what He

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