Luke 6:22-23 Blessed are you, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you… 1. It tests and proves the worth of our religion. It tells us whether our Christianity is positive and aggressive, or whether it is only negative. 2. It forms character, it purifies the life, it develops graces — the great end of religion. 3. A necessary factor in the spiritual life. No cross, no crown. (C. J. Ridgeway, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. |
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