Matthew 5:10 (DRB)

Passage

Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Nearby Context

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the clean of heart: they shall see God.

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Matthew 5:10 Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

Matthew 5:12 Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "suffer", "persecution", "justice'", "sake", "theirs", "kingdom", and "heaven". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "suffer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall..." into verse 11's "Blessed are ye when they shall revile...", so "blessed" and "suffer" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "suffer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.