Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go forward to you, and make up beforehand your blessing, it having been promised that this would be ready, thus as a matter of blessing, and not as of covetousness.

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

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

saying, "Surely in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply you."

Never give back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, giving blessing, knowing that you are called to this so that you might inherit blessing.