If ye are reproached (ε ονειδιζεσθε). Condition of first class assumed as true with ε and present passive indicative of ονειδιζω, …

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye. That is, in His cause, or on His account. (See Barnes on Matthew 5:11).

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If you are reproached.—The form of speech indicates that they were so reproached.

For the name of Christ.<…

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding jo…

Here we have a fulfillment of the Lord’s own promises to his disciples when he said, “Ble ed are you when people insult you, persecute you and fals…

If you are reproached—He mentions reproaches because there is often more bitterness in them than in the loss of goods, or in the torments …

If you be reproached for the name of Christ
For being called by his name; for bearing the name of Christians; for be…

Through patience and fortitude in suffering, dependence on God's promises, and adherence to the word the Holy Spirit has revealed, the Holy Spirit …