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“So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
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Jesus Praises John the Baptist
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind?
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so that the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
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and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read, ‘Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself’?”
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Mary’s Song of Praise
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,
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Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying,
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At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
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He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
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Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
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Immediately he regained his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, praised God.
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As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen,
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When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, “Certainly this man was innocent.”
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After threatening them again, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, for all of them praised God for what had happened.
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When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, “Then God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life.”
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When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord; and as many as had been destined for eternal life became believers.
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When this became known to all residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, everyone was awestruck; and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.
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When they heard it, they praised God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all zealous for the law.
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Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart—it is spiritual and not literal. Such a person receives praise not from others but from God.
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For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.”
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and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will confess you among the Gentiles, and sing praises to your name”;
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and again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him”;
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What should I do then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray with the mind also; I will sing praise with the spirit, but I will sing praise with the mind also.
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to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
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so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.
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this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.
