Psalm 72:17
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17 May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun.
May all nations be blessed in him;[a]
may they pronounce him happy.(A)
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- 72.17 Or bless themselves by him
Isaiah 7:14
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14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel.[a](A)
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- 7.14 That is, God is with us
Matthew 1:23
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23 “Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
which means, “God is with us.”(A)
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Genesis 12:3
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3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a](A)
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- 12.3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
Psalm 89:36
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36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.(A)
Luke 1:48
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48 for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant.
Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed,(A)
1 Peter 1:3
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A Living Hope
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead(A)
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Philippians 2:10
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10 so that at the name given to Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(A)
Luke 1:31-33
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31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.(A) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.(B) 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”(C)
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Genesis 22:18
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18 and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”(A)
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Colossians 1:3
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Paul Thanks God for the Colossians
3 In our prayers for you we always thank God, the[a] Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A)
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- 1.3 Other ancient authorities read thank the God and
Ephesians 3:14
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Prayer for the Readers
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,[a]
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- 3.14 Other ancient authorities add of our Lord Jesus Christ
Ephesians 1:3
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Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,[a](A)
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- 1.3 Gk heavenlies
Galatians 3:14
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14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.(A)
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Acts 3:16
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16 And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus[a] has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.
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- 3.16 Gk him
Matthew 1:21
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21 She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”(A)
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Jeremiah 4:2
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2 and if you swear, “As the Lord lives!”
in truth, in justice, and in uprightness,
then nations shall be blessed[a] by you,[b]
and by you[c] they shall boast.(A)
Psalm 45:17
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17 I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations;
therefore the peoples will praise you forever and ever.(A)
Exodus 3:15
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15 God also said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord,[a] the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’:
This is my name forever,
and this my title for all generations.(A)
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- 3.15 The word “Lord” when spelled with capital letters stands for the divine name, YHWH, which is here connected with the verb hayah, “to be”
Revelation 15:4
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4 Lord, who will not fear
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your judgments have been revealed.”(A)
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