22. “Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and say that you are evil, all because of the Son of Man!
23. Be glad when that happens, and dance for joy, because a great reward is kept for you in heaven. For their ancestors did the very same things to the prophets.
24. “But how terrible for you who are rich now; you have had your easy life!
25. How terrible for you who are full now; you will go hungry! How terrible for you who laugh now; you will mourn and weep!
26. “How terrible when all people speak well of you; their ancestors said the very same things about the false prophets.
27. “But I tell you who hear me: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,