Mattityahu 5:11-12

blessed are you (PL), when they do you (PL) on evils, and they persecute you (PL), and they speak out false everything evil about you (PL), on account of me. rejoice yourselves, and be yourselves very joyful, because your reward is great in heaven; for just in this way have they persecuted the prophets, who were was before you (PL).