Luke 6:22
Context| NETBible | “Blessed are you when people 1 hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil 2 on account of the Son of Man! |
| XREF | Isa 65:5; Isa 66:5; Mt 5:10-12; Mt 10:18,22,39; Mt 10:22; Mr 13:9-13; Lu 20:15; Lu 21:17; Joh 7:7; Joh 9:22-28,34; Joh 12:42; Joh 15:18-20; Joh 16:2; Joh 17:14; Ac 9:16; Ac 22:22; Ac 24:5; 1Co 4:10,11; 2Co 11:23-26; Php 1:28-30; 1Th 2:14,15; 2Ti 3:11,12; 1Pe 2:19,20; 1Pe 3:14; 1Pe 4:12-16 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females. 2 tn Or “disdain you”; Grk “cast out your name as evil.” The word “name” is used here as a figure of speech to refer to the person as a whole. sn The phrase when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil alludes to a person being ostracized and socially isolated because of association with the Son of Man, Jesus. |
