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In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!
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Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
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for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,
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Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
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Blessings and Woes
He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon,
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Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
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Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
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Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
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bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
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Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
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Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
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As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”
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He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
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Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
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and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
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The Parable of the Great Banquet
When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
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“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
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For the time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’
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The Ascension of Jesus
When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
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While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.
