Luke 6:22Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.
The setting
Galilee, ~28 AD. Jesus speaks to followers who will soon face expulsion from synagogues, family rejection, and death for following Him...
The emotion here: protective tenderness knowing what's coming
The original word
aphorizō (ἀφορίσωσιν) — to mark off boundaries, literally fence you out like diseased livestock
Why it matters
Jewish Christians were formally excommunicated from synagogues around 85-90 AD with the Birkat ha-Minim prayer
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 6:22
'Throw out your name as evil' means they'll make your name itself a curse word
Common misconceptionThis isn't about general persecution — it's specifically about rejection 'for the Son of Man's sake.' Not all suffering qualifies.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 6:22
Bible Genome reading
Luke 6:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 6:22 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 85% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, blessing. Notable phrases: men shall hate you; exclude and mock you; for the Son of Man's sake. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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