10. God blesses those peoplewho are treated badlyfor doing right.They belong to the kingdomof heaven.
11. God will bless you when people insult you, ill-treat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me.
12. Be happy and excited! You will have a great reward in heaven. People did these same things to the prophets who lived long ago.
13. You are like salt for everyone on earth. But if salt no longer tastes like salt, how can it make food salty? All it is good for is to be thrown out and walked on.
14. You are like light for the whole world. A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden,
15. and no one would light a lamp and put it under a clay pot. A lamp is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house.
16. Make your light shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in heaven.