- The Reason of Persecution 受逼迫的原因 (5:10)
Jesus is not speaking of every hardship, problem, or conflict that a believer may face, but those who persecuted for the sake of righteousness and for the sake of Christ.
耶稣说的不是信徒可能面对的每一个困难、问题或冲突，而是指着为公义，并为基督的缘故遭逼迫的人。
- The Route of Persecution 受逼迫的方式 (5:11)
The Bible is clear that “All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim. 3:12). Believers will face physical, emotional and sometime judicial persecution. Persecution has the basic meaning of chasing, driving away which has the connotations of physical persecution, harassment, abuse, and other unjust treatment. Insults carry the idea of reviling, upbraiding, or seriously insulting, and literally means to cast in one’s teeth. Finally, believers will be falsely accused of all kinds of evil because of Christ.
圣经清楚说道：“凡立志在基督耶稣里敬虔度日的也都要受逼迫”（提后3:12）。信徒会面临肉体上、心理上，或甚至是司法上的迫害。逼迫的基本含义包括了被追逐和驱赶，也就是身体上的迫害、骚扰、虐待，以及其他不公正的待遇。辱骂包含咒骂、责备，或严重的侮辱。最后，信徒也会因基督的缘故被诬告作恶多端。
- The Reward of Persecution 受逼迫的奖赏 (5:12)
Jesus said, “Rejoice, and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great” (5:12). Be glad is from agalliaō, which means to exult, to rejoice greatly, to be overjoyed, as is clear in the King James Version, “be exceeding glad.” The literal meaning is to skip and jump with happy excitement. Jesus uses the imperative mood which means we are commanded to be glad. Not to be glad when we suffer for Christ’s sake is to be untrusting and disobedient.
耶稣说：“应当欢喜快乐，因为你们在天上的赏赐是大的”（5:12）。快乐（agalliaō）就是欢腾、大大欢欣，及喜出望外。它的字面意思是开心、兴奋地蹦跳。耶稣使用的是个命令式的口语，即吩咐我们当快乐。为基督的缘故受苦时不喜悦，是一种不信靠神与悖逆的表现。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- The Bible is clear that ALL who desire to live a godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. (2 Tim 3:12) If you are not being persecuted or ridiculed for Christ sake, do not rejoice yet. Examine yourselves to see whether you are living a godly life?
圣经清楚说到凡立志在基督耶稣里敬虔度日的也都要受逼迫（提后3:12）。如果你没有因基督的缘故受到逼迫或嘲笑，勿且欢喜。请省察自己，看你是否过着敬虔的生活？
- The Bible never teaches us monasticism or These are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. (Col 2:23) Pray that we do not fall for the heresy thinking if we mutilate our bodies, we will gain the attention of God. (1 kings 18:29)
圣经从未有过修道或禁欲主义的教导；它们实际上在克制肉体的情欲上是毫无功效的（西2:23）。求主让我们不被异端的思想掳去，误以为若我们残害自己的身体就能获得神的关注（列上18:29）。
- Jesus said that a servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Jesus, they would also persecute us. (John 15:20) Jesus also left us an example: When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. (1Pe 2:23)
耶稣说仆人不能大于主人。他们若逼迫耶稣，也要逼迫我们 （约15:20）。耶稣也给我们留下了一个榜样：他被骂不还口；受害不说威吓的话，只将自己交托那按公义审判人的主（彼前2:23）。
