μακάριοιmakarioiBlessedμακάριος (makarios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Blessed”, the subject formG3107happy, blessed, to be envied.This verse uses “blessed”.Blessedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δεδιωγμένοιdediōgmenoiare they which are persecutedδιώκω (diōkō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “are they which are persecuted”, a completed action with a present resultG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.are they which are persecutedἕνεκενhenekenforἕνεκενpreposition — “for”G1752for the sake of, on account of, on account of which, wherefore, on account of what, why.forδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsrighteousness' sakeδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “righteousness' sake”, the of-formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.righteousness' sakeὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forαὐτῶνautōntheirsαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “theirs”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirsἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heaven
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake — because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Young’s Literal Translation
'Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake — because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
World English Bible
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness ’ sake , for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven .
Darby Translation
Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
Douay-Rheims
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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