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 the persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil against you, falsely, for my sake.
Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
And as he was going on the way, one ran before and kneeled down to him, and asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
And Jesus looking around said to his disciples, With what difficulty shall those having riches enter into the kingdom of God!
And he lifted up his eyes upon his disciples and said, Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh. read more. Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you from their company, and reproach and cast out your names as evil, on account of the Son of man.
Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you from their company, and reproach and cast out your names as evil, on account of the Son of man. Rejoice in that day, and be exceedingly glad; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in this manner did their fathers to the prophets. read more. But woe to you rich! for you have your consolation. Woe to you full! for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep. Woe, when all men speak well of you! for in this manner did their fathers of the false prophets.
And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God comes, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God comes not with observation; neither shall they say, Behold here! or, there! for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Jesus answered and said to him, I tell you most truly, unless one has been born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus said to him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he become an unborn infant of his mother a second time, and be born? read more. Jesus answered, I tell you most truly, unless a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
He that believes on the Son has eternal life; but he that disbelieves the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God continues on him.
but whoever drinks of the water which I will give him shall never thirst; but the water which I will give him shall be in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.
I tell you most truly, he that hears my word and believes him that sent me has eternal life, and comes not into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
And this is the eternal life; that they shall know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
As David describes the blessedness of the man to whom the Lord accounts righteousness without works,
Is this blessedness then on the circumcision? or also on the uncircumcision? [Also on the uncircumcision.] For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
What then was your blessedness? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have dug out your eyes and have given them to me.
according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been intrusted.
which the blessed and only Potentate will show in its times, the King of kings and Lord of Lords,
Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when proved he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.