Luke 6:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.”
Luke 6:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 6:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 6:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.”
Luke 6:23 — World English Bible
Luke 6:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets. ”
Luke 6:23 — American Standard Version
Luke 6:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward <FI>is<Fi> great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.”
Luke 6:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 6:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets. ”
Luke 6:23 — Darby Translation
Luke 6:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Reioyce ye in that day, and be glad: for beholde, your reward is great in heauen: for after this maner their fathers did to the Prophets.”
Luke 6:23 — Geneva Bible
Luke 6:23 in Context — Luke 6
21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
22 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.
23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
What Does Luke 6:23 Mean?
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