Bible Dictionary: Righteousness: Blessedness of Being Persecuted For

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Torrey's Topical Textbook

Matthew 5:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

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The Blessedness of the Martyr.
... Chapter VII."The Blessedness of the Martyr. ... the heart man believeth unto righteousness;
and with ... Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter vii the blessedness of the.htm

The Reward of Obedience.
... There is no blessedness except in being such as God ... That men may be drawn to taste
and see and understand, the Lord associates reward with righteousness. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/hope of the gospel/the reward of obedience.htm

The Young Saul and the Aged Paul [Footnote: to the Young. ]
... has to find many contributories to make up his blessedness. ... in Christ produces a
life which bears being looked back ... up for me a crown of righteousness.' He was ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the young saul and the.htm

The Eighth Beatitude
... and the beginning of all as being penitence and ... pure in heart, peacemakers, persecuted
for righteousness' sake. ... over and above the inherent blessedness of such ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the eighth beatitude.htm

The Boasted Merit of Works Subversive Both of the Glory of God, in ...
... bestowed upon believers, and blessedness itself, are ... of heaven, a partaker of
righteousness, a possessor ... fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 15 the boasted merit.htm

Letter clxiv. To Ascholius.
... Then the people grew more numerous by being attacked. ... my soul did go back to that
blessedness of old ... of true religion, shall receive the crown of righteousness. ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter clxiv to ascholius.htm

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
... Our Lord Christ being to raise an high and stately fabric of blessedness, lays the ...
be found in Christ, not having mine own righteousness' (Philippians 3:9 ...
/.../watson/the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/4 blessed are the poor.htm

God's Fellow-Workers
... of salvation, 'not by works of righteousness which we ... by' but) 'through fire'; the
picture being that of ... are degrees in that future blessedness proportioned to ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/gods fellow-workers.htm

The New Sinai
... Poverty of spirit, sorrow, hunger after righteousness bring deep ... that we deserve
mercy by being merciful ... from its connection, there is little blessedness in the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the new sinai.htm

The Subjects of the Kingdom.
... the act of being founded, and being born under ... are they which are persecuted for
righteousness' sake; for ... clear to His hearers that the blessedness spoken of ...
/.../burbidge/the kingdom of heaven what is it/chapter iv the subjects of.htm