Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 5:10
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
Μακάριοι οἱ δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
- ΜακάριοιMakarioi“Blessed [are]”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from μακάριος · “blessed” · Strong's G3107
- οἱhoi“those”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δεδιωγμένοιdediōgmenoi“persecuted”Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from διώκω · “to pursue” · Strong's G1377
- ἕνεκενheneken“on account of”Preposition · from ἕνεκα, εἵνεκεν · “because of” · Strong's G1752
- δικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēs“righteousness,”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from δικαιοσύνη · “righteousness” · Strong's G1343
- ὅτιhoti“for”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- αὐτῶνautōn“theirs”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλείαbasileia“kingdom”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οὐρανῶν.ouranōn“heavens.”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)