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But he said, "Rather, how blessed are those who hear God's word and obey it!"Matthew 7:21; Luke 8:21; James 1:25;">[xr]

How blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching for him when he comes! Truly I tell you, he will put an apron on, make them sit down at the table, and go around and serve them.Matthew 24:46;">[xr]

How blessed they will be if he comes in the middle of the night or near dawnin the second or the third watch">[fn] and finds them awake!finds them so">[fn]

How blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing this when he comes!

Look! Your house is left to you deserted. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"Psalm 118:26">[fn]Leviticus 26:31-32; Psalm 69:25; 118:26; Isaiah 1:7; Daniel 9:27; Micah 3:12; Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:10; Luke 19:38; John 12:13;">[xr]

Then you will be blessed because they can't repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

Now one of those eating with him heard this and said to him, "How blessed is the person who will eateat bread">[fn] in the kingdom of God!"Revelation 19:9;">[xr]

But Abraham said, 'My child, remember that during your lifetime you received blessings,good things">[fn] while Lazarus received hardships.and Lazarus in like manner evil things">[fn] But now he is being comforted here, while you suffer.Job 1:21:13; Luke 6:24;">[xr]

They said,Psalm 118:26; Luke 2:14; 13:35; Ephesians 2:14;">[xr] "How blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!Psalm 118:26">[fn] Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!"

For the days are surely coming when peoplethey">[fn] will say, 'How blessed are the women who couldn't bear children and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'Matthew 24:19; Luke 21:23;">[xr]

While he was at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed it, broke it in pieces, and gave it to them.Matthew 14:19;">[xr]

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, lifted up his hands, and blessed them.Acts 1:12;">[xr]

While he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up to heaven.and was taken up to heaven">[fn]2 Kings 2:11; Mark 16:19; John 20:17; Acts 1:9; Ephesians 4:8;">[xr]

And they were continually in the temple blessingpraising; still other mss. read praising and blessing">[fn] God.God. Amen">[fn]Acts 2:46; 5:42;">[xr]

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting,Psalm 118:25-26;">[xr] "Hosanna!Hosanna is Heb. for Please save or Praise">[fn] How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord,Psalm 118:25-26">[fn] the King of Israel!"

If you understand these things, how blessed you are if you put them into practice!James 1:25;">[xr]

Jesus said to him, "Is it because you have seen me that you have believed? How blessed are those who have never seen me and yet have believed!"2 Corinthians 5:7; 1 Peter 1:8;">[xr]

You are the descendants of the prophets and the heirsthe heirs">[fn] of the covenant that God made with yourour">[fn] ancestors when he said to Abraham, 'Through your descendant all the families of the earth will be blessed.'Genesis 22:18; 26:4">[fn]Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 28:14; Acts 2:39; Romans 9:4,8; 15:8; Galatians 3:8,26;">[xr]

When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways."Matthew 1:21; 10:5; 15:24; Luke 24:47; Acts 13:22,32-33,46;">[xr]

In every way I showed you that by working hard like this we should help the weak and remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"[fn]Romans 15:1; 1 Corinthians 9:12; 2 Corinthians 11:9,12; 12:13; Ephesians 4:28; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 5:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:8;">[xr]