And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”

For He has had regard for the humble state of His bond-servant; For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed.

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,

then he took Him in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

And Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and as a sign to be opposed—

The Beatitudes

And He raised His eyes toward His disciples and began saying, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man.

And blessed is anyone who does not take offense at Me.”

And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and, looking up to heaven, He blessed them and broke them, and gave them to the disciples again and again, to serve the crowd.

Turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see;

While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that carried You, and the breasts at which You nursed!”

But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it.”

Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will prepare himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and he will come up and serve them.

Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.

Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Now when one of those who were reclining at the table with Him heard this, he said to Him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

shouting: “Blessed is the King, the One who comes in the name of the Lord; Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

For behold, days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are those who cannot bear, and the wombs that have not given birth, and the breasts that have not nursed.’

And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and blessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them.

The Ascension

And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.