“Matthew The Tax Collector”
“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.”
(Matthew 5:11)
“Mary; Demon Possessed”
“Blessed are those hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.” (Matthew 5:)
”Crazy John” the Baptist
“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
“I glorified you on the earth, having carried through to completion that which you have given me to do. And now glorify me, Father, beside yourself, with the glory which I was constantly having with you before the universe existed. I made known your Name to the men whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and your word they have held to firmly. Now, they have known that all things, as many as you have given to me are from you, because the words which you gave me, I have given them, and they themselves received them and recognized truly that from your presence I came forth, and they believed that you sent me on a mission.”(John 17:4-8, New Expanded Greek Translation)