Matthew 5:11-12

A  11 “Blessed are you when they revile you

B  and persecute you, 

B  and say all kinds of evil against you falsely

C  for My sake. 

B’  12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad,

B’  for great is your reward in heaven, 

A’  for so they reviled the prophets who were before you.



A: The Reality of Reviling
B: Two Negative Descriptions of Reviling
C: “For My Sake” (Jesus!)
B’: Two Positive Descriptions of Enduring
A’: The Reality of Reviling