# Matthew 5.10

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 8. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.</span>
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> **10. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.</span>**
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> 11. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.</span> (Matthew 5:8-12, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 8. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.</span>
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> **10. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.</span>**
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> 11. <span class="rl-speech">“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.</span> (Matthew 5:8-12, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 8. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.</span>
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> **10. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.</span>**
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> 11. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. <sup>falsely: Gr. lying</sup></span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.</span> (Matthew 5:8-12, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 8. <span class="rl-speech">'Happy the clean in heart, because they shall see God.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">'Happy the peacemakers, because they shall be called Sons of God.</span>
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> **10. <span class="rl-speech">'Happy those persecuted for righteousness'</span> sake, because theirs is the reign of the heavens.**
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> 11. 'Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake 12. rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward [is] great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you. (Matthew 5:8-12, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Meaningful Suffering](/codex/argument-from-meaningful-suffering/), via [Matthew 5.3-12](/codex/matthew-5-3-12/)
- [Argument from Sanctity](/codex/argument-from-sanctity/), via [Matthew 5.3-12](/codex/matthew-5-3-12/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 5](/codex/matthew-5/)
- [Sermon on the Mount](/codex/sermon-on-the-mount/), via [Matthew 5](/codex/matthew-5/), [Matthew 5.3-12](/codex/matthew-5-3-12/)
- [Survivorship Bias](/codex/survivorship-bias/), via [Matthew 5.3-12](/codex/matthew-5-3-12/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1343 - dikaiosyne](/codex/g1343-dikaiosyne/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.