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Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
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For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
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Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
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So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
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They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.
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I know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.
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We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
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I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
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And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
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Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
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So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
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He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
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Where, then, is your blessing of me now? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
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that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.
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which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
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while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
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Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God.
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saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”
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Melchizedek the Priest
This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,
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This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
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And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater.
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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
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By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
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Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.
