10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10
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Matthew 5:5–7
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Luke 6:21–23
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1 Peter 4:13–15
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1 Peter 3:13–15
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Gospel of Thomas 1:68–70
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Gospel of Thomas 1:53–55
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Romans 12:13–15
13 Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
Visions 7:2–4
2 But herein is thy salvation, in that thou didst not depart from the living God, and in thy simplicity and thy great continence. These have saved thee, if thou abidest therein; and they save all who do such things, and walk in guilelessness and simplicity. The… (HER)
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