Bible verse
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.
Luke 6:23 · BSB
The verses around it, from Luke 6.
19 The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
20 Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
22 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.
23 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.
24 But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
27 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
KJV
Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward [is] great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
ASV
Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
ERV
Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
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