The Beatitudes

Taken from GEN 1:22

And God blessed (the living creatures), saying, "Be fertile, multiply, and fill the water of the seas; and let the birds multiply on the earth."

Taken from GEN 1:28

God blessed (the man and women), saying: "Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that move on the earth."

GEN 2:3

So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation.

GEN 5:2

He created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and named them "man."

GEN 9:1

God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them: "Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth."

GEN 25:11

After the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac, who made his home near Beer-lahai-roi.

GEN 35:9

On Jacob's arrival from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

GEN 39:5

From the moment that he put him in charge of his household and all his possessions, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; in fact, the LORD'S blessing was on everything he owned, both inside the house and out.

EX 20:11

In six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.

Taken from DEUT 7:12-13

"As your reward for heeding these decrees and observing them carefully, the LORD, your God, will keep with you the merciful covenant which he promised on oath to your fathers. He will love and bless and multiply you."

Taken from 1KGS 2:45

"King Solomon shall be blessed, and David's throne shall endure before the LORD forever."

TOBIT 13:12

Accursed are all who speak a harsh word against you; accursed are all who destroy you and pull down your walls, And all who overthrow your towers and set fire to your homes; but forever blessed are all those who build you up.

JDTH 15:9

When they had visited her, all with one accord blessed her, saying: "You are the glory of Jerusalem, the surpassing joy of Israel; You are the splendid boast of our people."

PS 37:22

For those blessed by the Lord will possess the land, but those accursed will be cut off.

PS 118:26

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the LORD'S house.

PS 127:5

Blessed are they whose quivers are full. They will never be shamed contending with foes at the gate.

PS 128:4

Just so will they be blessed who fear the LORD.

PS 144:15

Happy the people so blessed; happy the people whose God is the LORD.

PROV 10:7

The memory of the just will be blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

PROV 20:21

Possessions gained hastily at the outset will in the end not be blessed.

PROV 22:9

The kindly man will be blessed, for he gives of his sustenance to the poor.

PROV 28:20

The trustworthy man will be richly blessed; he who is in haste to grow rich will not go unpunished.

WISDOM 3:5

Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself.

WISDOM 3:13

Yes, blessed is she who, childless and undefiled, knew not transgression of the marriage bed; she shall bear fruit at the visitation of souls.

SIRACH 1:11

He who fears the LORD will have a happy end; even on the day of his death he will be blessed.

SIRACH 25:7

There are nine who come to my mind as blessed, a tenth whom my tongue proclaims: The man who finds joy in his children, and he who lives to see his enemies' downfall.

ISA 30:18

Yet the LORD is waiting to show you favor, and he rises to pity you; For the LORD is a God of justice: blessed are all who wait for him!

ISA 61:9

Their descendants shall be renowned among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; All who see them shall acknowledge them as a race the LORD has blessed.

JER 17:7

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD.

DAN 12:12

Blessed is the man who has patience and perseveres until the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.

Taken from MT 11:6

(Jesus said,...) "blessed is the one who takes no offense at me."

MT 13:16

"But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear."

Taken from MT 16:17

Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed (that I am the Messiah, the Son of the living God) to you, but my heavenly Father."

Taken from MT 24:46

"Blessed is that (faithful) servant whom his master on his arrival finds (vigilant and ready for the master's return)."

MT 25:34

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.'

Taken from LK 1:42

(Elizabeth) cried out in a loud voice and said (to Mary), "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb."

LK 1:45

"Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."

Taken from LK 1:48

(Mary said), "For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed."

Taken from LK 7:23

(Jesus said), "And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me."

Taken from LK 10:23

Turning to the disciples in private (Jesus) said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see."

Taken from LK 11:28

(Jesus) replied, "Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it."

Taken from LK 12:37-38

(Jesus said), "Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants."

Taken from LK 12:43

Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds (vigilant and ready for the master's return).

LK 14:14

"Blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

Taken from LK 24:50-51

(Then Jesus led his disciples out) as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. As (Jesus) blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven.

JN 13:17

"If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it."

JN 20:29

Jesus said to him, "Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

ACTS 3:25

You are the children of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors when he said to Abraham, 'In your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'

ACTS 20:35

In every way I have shown you that by hard work of that sort we must help the weak, and keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

ROM 4:6-8

So also David declares the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not record."

ROM 14:22

Keep the faith (that) you have to yourself in the presence of God; blessed is the one who does not condemn himself for what he approves.

Taken from 1 COR 7:40

(A widow) is more blessed, though, in my opinion, if she remains (unmarried), and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

GAL 3:8-6

Scripture, which saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold the good news to Abraham, saying, "Through you shall all the nations be blessed." Consequently, those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham who had faith.

JMS 1:12

Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptation, for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life that he promised to those who love him.

JMS 1:25

But the one who peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed in what he does.

JMS 5:11

Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, because "the Lord is compassionate and merciful."

1 PT 3:14

But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them

1 PT 4:14

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

RV 1:3

Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near.

RV 14:13

I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," said the Spirit, "let them find rest from their labors, for their works accompany them."

RV 16:15

"Behold, I am coming like a thief." Blessed is the one who watches and keeps his clothes ready, so that he may not go naked and people see him exposed.

RV 19:9

Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These words are true; they come from God."

RV 20:6

Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over these; they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for (the) thousand years.

Taken from RV 22:7

Blessed is the one who keeps the prophetic message of this book.

RV 22:14

Blessed are they who wash their robes so as to have the right to the tree of life and enter the city through its gates.

EX 18:10

"Blessed be the LORD," he said, "who has rescued his people from the hands of Pharaoh and the Egyptians."

Taken from 1KGS 8:15

He said to them: "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his own mouth made a promise to my father David and by his hand has brought it to fulfillment"

1CHRON 16:36

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, through all eternity! Let all the people say, Amen! Alleluia.

Taken from EZRA 7:27

Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who thus disposed the mind of the king to glorify the house of the LORD in Jerusalem

TOBIT 3:11

At that time, then, she spread out her hands, and facing the window, poured out this prayer: "Blessed are you, O Lord, merciful God! Forever blessed and honored is your holy name; may all your works forever bless you."

TOBIT 8:5

She got up, and they started to pray and beg that deliverance might be theirs. He began with these words: "Blessed are you, O God of our fathers; praised be your name forever and ever. Let the heavens and all your creation praise you forever."

Taken from TOBIT 11:14

Then he said: "Blessed be God, and praised be his great name, and blessed be all his holy angels. May his holy name be praised throughout all the ages"

TOBIT 13:1

Then Tobit composed this joyful prayer: Blessed be God who lives forever, because his kingdom lasts for all ages.

2 MACC 1:17

Forever blessed be our God, who has thus punished the wicked!

PS 18:47

The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, my savior!

PS 31:22

Blessed be the LORD, who has shown me wondrous love, and been for me a city most secure.

PS 41:14

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from all eternity and forever. Amen. Amen.

PS 68:20

Blessed be the Lord day by day, God, our salvation, who carries us.

PS 72:18-19

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful deeds. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with the LORD'S glory. Amen and amen.

PS 119:12

Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your laws.

DAN 2:20

"Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power are his."

DAN 3:26

"Blessed are you, and praiseworthy, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and glorious forever is your name."

DAN 3:52

"Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever; And blessed is your holy and glorious name, praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages"

DAN 3:54-55

Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever. Blessed are you who look into the depths from your throne upon the cherubim, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.

MT 21:9

The crowds preceding him and those following kept crying out and saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest."

MK 11:9

Those preceding him as well as those following kept crying out: "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

LK 1:68

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and brought redemption to his people."

LK 19:38

They proclaimed: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest."

Taken from JN 12:13

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, and cried out: "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel."

2COR 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement

EPH 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens

1PT 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead