15 May (A)you be blessed by the Lord,
    (B)who made heaven and earth!

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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(A) and earth.

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And he said with a loud voice, (A)“Fear God and (B)give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and (C)worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the (D)springs of water.”

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He said in a loud voice, “Fear God(A) and give him glory,(B) because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made(C) the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”(D)

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For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
    but the Lord (A)made the heavens.

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For all the gods of the nations are idols,(A)
    but the Lord made the heavens.(B)

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19 And he blessed him and said,

(A)“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
    (B)Possessor[a] of heaven and earth;

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 14:19 Or Creator; also verse 22

19 and he blessed Abram,(A) saying,

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,(B)
    Creator of heaven and earth.(C)

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The Creation of the World

In the (A)beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

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May the Lord (A)bless you (B)from Zion,
    he who (C)made heaven and earth!

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May the Lord bless you from Zion,(A)
    he who is the Maker of heaven(B) and earth.

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(A)My help comes from the Lord,
    who (B)made heaven and earth.

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My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(A) and earth.(B)

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(A)Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, (B)bless, for (C)to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

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Do not repay evil with evil(A) or insult with insult.(B) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(C) because to this(D) you were called(E) so that you may inherit a blessing.(F)

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Spiritual Blessings in Christ

(A)Blessed be (B)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing (C)in the heavenly places, (D)even as he (E)chose us in him (F)before the foundation of the world, that we should be (G)holy and blameless before him. In love

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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(B) with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us(C) in him before the creation of the world(D) to be holy and blameless(E) in his sight. In love(F)

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15 “Men, (A)why are you doing these things? We also are men, (B)of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that (C)you should turn from these (D)vain things to (E)a living God, (F)who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

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15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human,(A) like you. We are bringing you good news,(B) telling you to turn from these worthless things(C) to the living God,(D) who made the heavens and the earth(E) and the sea and everything in them.(F)

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(A)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.

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Our help is in the name(A) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(B) and earth.

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(A)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose (B)hope is in the Lord his God,
(C)who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them,
(D)who keeps faith forever;

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Blessed are those(A) whose help(B) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

He is the Maker of heaven(C) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful(D) forever.

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26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, (A)“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, (B)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[a] for (C)you have striven with God and (D)with men, and have prevailed.” 29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, (E)“Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives

26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”

But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”(A)

27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”

“Jacob,”(B) he answered.

28 Then the man said, “Your name(C) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](D) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(E)

29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”(F)

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”(G) Then he blessed(H) him there.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.