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Source language
Original Greek   
μακάριοι οἱ δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
makarioi oi dediogmenoi eneken dikaiosunes, oti auton estin e basileia ton ouranon.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
beati qui persecutionem patiuntur propter iustitiam quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New King James Version   
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
21st Century King James Version   
Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness'sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Darby Bible Translation   
Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
God's Word   
Blessed are those who are persecuted for doing what God approves of. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
International Standard Version   
"How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!
NET Bible   
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
New American Standard Bible   
"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New International Version   
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New Living Translation   
God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Weymouth New Testament   
"Blessed are those who have borne persecution in the cause of Righteousness, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the Heavens.
The World English Bible   
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Happy are the people who do what is right but other people hurt them because of it. The kingdom of heaven belongs to people like that.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
`Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
New Life Version   
Those who have it very hard for doing right are happy, because the holy nation of heaven is theirs.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Voice Bible   
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness—the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Living Bible   
Happy are those who are persecuted because they are good, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
New Catholic Bible   
Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
Christian Standard Bible   
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of his outward conditions) are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake (for being and doing right), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!
New Century Version   
They are blessed who are persecuted for doing good, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
The Message   
“You’re blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God’s kingdom.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New Matthew Bible   
Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Good News Translation®   
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Wycliffe Bible   
Blessed be they that suffer persecution for rightwiseness, for the kingdom of heavens is theirs [for the kingdom of heaven is theirs].
New Testament for Everyone   
“Blessings on people who are persecuted because of God’s saving plan! The kingdom of heaven belongs to you.
Contemporary English Version   
God blesses those people who are treated badly for doing right. They belong to the kingdom of heaven.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then he began his teaching by saying to them, “How happy are the humble-minded, for the kingdom of Heaven is theirs! “How happy are those who know what sorrow means for they will be given courage and comfort! “Happy are those who claim nothing, for the whole earth will belong to them! “Happy are those who are hungry and thirsty for goodness, for they will be fully satisfied! “Happy are the merciful, for they will have mercy shown to them! “Happy are the utterly sincere, for they will see God! “Happy are those who make peace, for they will be sons of God! “Happy are those who have suffered persecution for the cause of goodness, for the kingdom of Heaven is theirs! “And what happiness will be yours when people blame you and ill-treat you and say all kinds of slanderous things against you for my sake! Be glad then, yes, be tremendously glad—for your reward in Heaven is magnificent. They persecuted the prophets before your time in exactly the same way.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
‘Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Common English Bible © 2011   
“Happy are people whose lives are harassed because they are righteous, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Blessed [comforted by inner peace and God’s love] are those who are persecuted for doing that which is morally right, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New American Standard Bible   
“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The Expanded Bible   
They are blessed who are persecuted for ·doing good [doing what’s right; L the sake of righteousness], for the kingdom of heaven ·belongs to them [is theirs].
Tree of Life Version   
“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Revised Standard Version   
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New International Reader's Version   
Blessed are those who suffer for doing what is right. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
BRG Bible   
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for their’s is the kingdom of heaven.
Complete Jewish Bible   
“How blessed are those who are persecuted because they pursue righteousness! for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
`God makes happy those who have trouble for doing what is right. The kingdom of heaven is for them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
‘Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Ashrey are the ones being persecuted because of Tzidkat Hashem (righteousness, DANIEL 9:24), for theirs is the Malchut HaShomayim.
Names of God Bible   
Blessed are those who are persecuted for doing what God approves of. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Modern English Version   
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Great blessings belong to those who suffer persecution for doing what is right. God’s kingdom belongs to them.
International Children’s Bible   
Those who are treated badly for doing good are happy. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Lexham English Bible   
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
New International Version - UK   
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Blessed are the ones having been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.