Reference: Blessedness
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The substantive does not occur either in AV or RV of the OT, and has rightly been expunged from the RV of Ro 4:6,9; Ga 4:15, where alone it had place in the AV of the NT. 'Blessed' and 'happy' are found in both Testaments as a varying translation of the same Heb. or Gr. word; 'blessed' greatly pre-ponderating. The Biblical blessedness represents a conception of happiness in which the religious relation is taken into account, with its emotions and its issues. In the OT these issues sometimes lie rather in material prosperity
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"Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake.
"Then he, the King will say to those on his right hand. "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
As he started to go forth into the road, a man came running up to him, and knelt down before him. "Good Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Then Jesus looked round on his disciples and said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"
Then raising his eyes upon his disciples he began to say to them. "Blessed are you poor, For the kingdom of God is yours. "Blessed are you who are hungry now, For you shall be filled. "Blessed are you who are wailing now, For you shall laugh. read more. "Blessed are you when men shall hate you, And excommunicate you and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil because of the Son of man.
"Blessed are you when men shall hate you, And excommunicate you and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil because of the Son of man. "Rejoice in that day and exult, For your reward is great in heaven; For even so did their fathers to the prophets. read more. "But woe to you rich! For you already have received your consolation. "Woe unto you who are full now! For you shall suffer hunger. "Woe to you who are laughing now! For you shall wail and weep. "Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you! For even so did their fathers to the false prophets.
The Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God was coming. He answered. "The kingdom of God does not come so that you can catch sight of it, "nor will they say, 'Look here it is!' or 'See there!'??or the kingdom of God is now in your midst."
"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God." "How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus replied; "Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?" read more. "I tell you solemnly," Jesus answered, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him."
but whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him, shall never thirst any more, but the water that I will give him shall become a living spring of water within him, welling up into eternal life."
"I tell you solemnly that he who listens to my messages and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life. He will not come under condemnation, but has passed out of death into life.
"He who feeds upon my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
And this is eternal life, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from actions.
Is this blessing, then, for the circumcised alone? or for the uncircumcised also? Abraham's faith, I say, was imputed to him for righteousness.
Why then did you account yourselves so happy? (For I bear you witness that if you could you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me.)
as laid down in the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been entrusted to me.
For in his own good time this will be brought about by that blessed and only potentate, King of kings and Lord of lords,
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.