Great reward for suffering persecution

Luke 6:22–23 (ESV)

22“Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man!

23Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.

Being persecuted and reviled for Jesus’ sake is cause for great rejoicing, because the saint experiencing these things has been chosen to receive great reward in heaven. Such great reward is never promised to each saint as part of their salvation. Each saint is promised a valuable, reserved inheritance in heaven (1 Pet 1.3-5), but not necessarily the great reward described here.