Luke 6:22
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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.
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separate you--whether from their Church, by excommunication, or from their society; both hard to flesh and blood. for the Son of man's sake--Compare Mat 5:11, "for MY SAKE"; and immediately before, "for righteousness' sake" (Luk 6:10). Christ thus binds up the cause of righteousness in the world with the reception of Himself.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have Christ's exposition of the moral law, which he came not to destroy, but to fulfil, and to fill up, by his gospel. I. Here is a proof of the lawfulness of works of necessity and mercy on the sabbath day, the former in vindication of his disciples' plucking the ears of corn, the latter in vindication of himself healing the withered hand on that day (Luk 6:1-11). II. His retirement for secret prayer (Luk 6:12). III. His calling his twelve apostles (Luk 6:13-16). IV. His curing the multitudes of those under various diseases who made their application to him (Luk 6:17-19). V. The sermon that he preached to his disciples and the multitude, instructing them in their duty both to God and man (v. 20-49).
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You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
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.”
The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.