and she gave a great cry, and said, "You are the most favored of women, And blessed is your child!

Blessed is she who has believed, For what the Lord has promised her will be fulfilled!"

And they were all amazed. Then his voice and the use of his tongue were immediately restored, and he blessed God aloud.

Symeon also took him in his arms and blessed God, and said,

Then he fixed his eyes on his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours!

"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 people hate you and exclude you and denounce you and spurn the name you bear as evil, on account of the Son of Man.

And blessed is the man who finds nothing that repels him in me."

Then he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass to the people.

And he turned to his disciples when they were alone, and said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!

As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the mother who bore you and nursed you!"

But he said, "You might better say, 'Blessed are those who hear God's message and observe it!' "

Blessed are the slaves whom their master will find on the watch when he comes. I tell you, he will gird up his robe and make them take their places at table, and go around and wait on them.

Whether he comes late at night or early in the morning and finds them on the watch, they are blessed.

Blessed is that slave if his master when he returns finds him doing it.

Now I leave you to yourselves. And I tell you, you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name!' "

Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the upright."

One of the other guests heard this, and said to him, "Blessed is the man who shall be at the banquet in the Kingdom of God!"

and to say, "Blessed is the king who comes in the Lord's name, Peace be in heaven and glory on high!"

And when he took his place with them at table, he took the bread and blessed it and broke it in pieces and handed it to them.

And he led them out as far as Bethany. Then he lifted up his hands and blessed them.