³³ Then Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him?—yes, and blessed he shall be!”^(A)

³ May God Almighty^[a] bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples.^{(A) 4} May he give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, so that you may take possession of the land where you now live as an alien, land that God gave to Abraham.”^(B)

²⁹ for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

²⁰ By faith Isaac invoked blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau.

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)

²⁰ But law came in, so that the trespass might increase, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,^{(A) 21} so that, just as sin reigned in death, so grace might also reign through justification leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

²⁸ I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.^{(A) 29} My Father, in regard to what he has given me, is greater than all,^[a] and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand.^(B)

¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.^(A)