Thematic Bible: The Blessed


Thematic Bible




Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.
Verse ConceptsHeart, And Holy SpiritSeeking GodSpiritualityEarnestnessKeep The Commandments!

for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he immediately forgets what he looked like. Verse ConceptsFleeting ImpressionsForgetting Thingsrelaxing

But blessed [spiritually aware, and favored by God] are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. Verse ConceptsTeachablenessBlessed Through GodLooking At God's WorksEyesBlessed By ChristBlessings From GodBlessing OthersListening To God


Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and who keep the things which are written in it [heeding them and taking them to heart]; for the time [of fulfillment] is near. Verse ConceptsBlessedUrgencyReadingLiteracyProphecy, Methods Of OtSeasons, Of LifeReading The ScripturesBlessed In ServiceNear The Time GenerallyProphecyProphecies concerningStudyingBlessings From GodBlessing OthersReading The BibleSigns Of The End TimesEnd Timesrevelation

“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is the one who heeds and takes to heart and remembers the words of the prophecy [that is, the predictions, consolations, and warnings] contained in this book (scroll).” Verse ConceptsGospel, Essence OfGod Not DelayingBlessed In ServiceThe Timing Of His ComingBooks Of Prophecy


Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame.
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!
Verse ConceptsKissing ChristKissingAnger Of JesusKissesBlessed Through GodSpeed Of God's AngerTrustPurity




O Lord of hosts,
How blessed and greatly favored is the man who trusts in You [believing in You, relying on You, and committing himself to You with confident hope and expectation].
Verse ConceptsRighteousness, As FaithThe Effects Of FaithBlessed Through God



You shall freely and generously give to him, and your heart shall not be resentful when you give to him, because for this [generous] thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings. Verse ConceptsBeing BlessedGrudgesMastersResentment, Against PeopleSaints, Care For The PoorGod Will BlessGivingGiving Back


But when you give a banquet or a reception, invite the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind. Then you will be blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied), because they have no way of repaying you, and you will be recompensed at the resurrection of the just (upright).

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],
Who delights greatly in His commandments.
Verse ConceptsPraiseDelighting, Right Kinds OfCommands, in OTPleasureReverence, And BlessingFear Of God, Results OfBlessed In ServicePraise The Lord!The Fear Of The LordlegacyGod's Word As A Source Of Delight

Blessed [happy and sheltered by God’s favor] is everyone who fears the Lord [and worships Him with obedience],
Who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.
Verse ConceptsAttaining Old AgeReverence, And BlessingMan's Conduct Towards GodReverence To GodWalking In The Ways Of GodBlessed In ServiceThe Fear Of The LordFearing GodBlessings From GodBlessings And Prosperity


Behold, for so shall the man be blessed and divinely favored
Who fears the Lord [and worships Him with obedience].
Verse ConceptsReverence, And BlessingGod Will BlessThe Fear Of The Lord


“Look to Abraham your father
And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain;
For I called him when he was but one,
Then I blessed him and made him many.”
Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfBlessings, To AbrahamGod's Activity In IsraelCalling, Of IndividualsGod Multipling PeopleOnly One Personsarah

Then the angel said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” And he said to me [further], “These are the true and exact words of God.” Verse ConceptsBabylonFeastingBanquets, Events CelebratedCelebrationsAngels as agents of judgmentAngels, as God's messengersGuestsHonestyLove FeastMarriage, Customs ConcerningWeddingsBlessed Through GodMarriage To GodWedding GuestsRomanceGay Marriage

Then the angel said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” And he said to me [further], “These are the true and exact words of God.” Verse ConceptsBabylonFeastingBanquets, Events CelebratedCelebrationsAngels as agents of judgmentAngels, as God's messengersGuestsHonestyLove FeastMarriage, Customs ConcerningWeddingsBlessed Through GodMarriage To GodWedding GuestsRomanceGay Marriage

When one of those who were reclining at the table with Him heard this, he said to Him, “Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” Verse ConceptsFeastingMessianic BanquetTablesReclining To EatBlessed Through GodBenefits Of Heaven


Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be filled with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofChoicesdrawing near to GodAccess To God, The Characteristics OfApproaching GodPlenty Through GodBlessed Through GodWe Live With GodGoodness

May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm! Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.



Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God],
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Verse ConceptsHeadsCovering The MouthAbusive MarriagesPursuing ViolenceGod Blesses

And blessed [spiritually fortunate and favored by God] is she who believed and confidently trusted that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her [by the angel sent] from the Lord.” Verse ConceptsBlesseddecisionsBelieving In GodOthers Believing In GodBelievingThe promises of GodPromisesfearlessfulfillmentperformance

So then those who are people of faith [whether Jew or Gentile] are blessed and favored by God [and declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with Him] along with Abraham, the believer. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfThose Who Had FaithHaving FaithBlessings From Godbelief


And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you,
And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you.
And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed.”
Verse ConceptsAbraham, Family And DescendantsBalaams DonkeyAbrahamBlessedGentiles, In Otenemies, of Israel and JudahMediationParticipation, In ChristMessianic PropheciesBlessing Through God's PeopleBlessings For Jew And GentileCursing IsraelGod CursingGod Will BlessFamiliescurses

Then she kneeled face downward, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes that you should notice me, when I am a foreigner?” Verse ConceptsBowingGrace, In Human RelationshipsProstrationGratitudeLoving Foreigners


Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be filled with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofChoicesdrawing near to GodAccess To God, The Characteristics OfApproaching GodPlenty Through GodBlessed Through GodWe Live With GodGoodness



Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are you who hunger now [for righteousness, actively seeking right standing with God], for you will be [completely] satisfied. Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are you who weep now [over your sins and repent], for you will laugh [when the burden of sin is lifted]. Verse ConceptsLaughterSatisfactionTearsBenefits Of SadnessMothers DeathSmilingFeeding The Poorhunger


“Behold, how happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise or reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].
Verse ConceptsAfflicted Saintsdiscipline, divineChastisementPunishment, By GodRebukeCorrectionDiscipline From GodAcceptance, Of InstructionDespisersAfflictions As Blessings In DisguiseGod Appointed AfflictionsDo Not DespiseGod Requite Them!


Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are those who wash their robes [in the blood of Christ by believing and trusting in Him—the righteous who do His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. Verse ConceptsAvoiding SinGatesHappinessHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityRightsRitual WashingRobesTreesWashingThe Water Of LifeBeginning And EndWashing ClothesEntering LifeMetaphorical TreesBlessed In ServiceHealing Of NationsPromise Of HeavenUniversalism

(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and who keeps his clothes [that is, stays spiritually ready for the Lord’s return], so that he will not be naked—spiritually unprepared—and men will not see his shame.”) Verse ConceptsLast ThingsReadinessShameSleep, SpiritualSleeplessnessWatchfulness, Of BelieversNakednessBeing UnclothedNaked In ShameBlessed In ServiceThe Lord As A ThiefEternal PerspectiveMaranathaSecond Comiing, Sudden And UnexpectedGarmentsThe Second ComingThe Rapturethievessurprises


Simon Peter replied, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Then Jesus answered him, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are you, Simon Bar-Jonah. For flesh and blood [men] have not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in heaven.

Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) and holy is the person who takes part in the first resurrection; over these the second death [which is eternal separation from God, the lake of fire] has no power or authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and they will reign with Him a thousand years. Verse ConceptsThe DeadDeath, Of BelieversHell, As An ExperienceHoliness, Purpose OfImmunityMinistry, Nature OfParticipation, In ChristPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesPriests, Types Of In Nt TimesPunishment, By GodRankHeaven And Serving GodBeginning Of Salvation1000 Years And MoreThe Second DeathA Kingdom Of PriestsAuthority Of DisciplesBlessed Through GodThe Dead Are RaisedSpiritual DeathFirst DeathFirst ResurrectionPrivileges of saintsThe Second Coming


But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
Verse ConceptsBlessingReproving Peoplerebuking




The righteous man who walks in integrity and lives life in accord with his [godly] beliefs—
How blessed [happy and spiritually secure] are his children after him [who have his example to follow].
Verse ConceptsRighteous, TheIntegrityNames And Titles For The ChristianChildren's ProtectionChildren Being A BlessingA Good Man

Thus David congratulates the man and pronounces a blessing on him to whom God credits righteousness apart from the works he does: Blessed and happy and to be envied are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered up and completely buried. Blessed and happy and to be envied is the person of whose sin the Lord will take no account nor reckon it against him. read more.
Is this blessing (happiness) then meant only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.


How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored] are the people whose God is the Lord!
Verse ConceptsBlessed Through GodHe Is Our GodBeing Thankful For Blessings

And blessed [joyful, favored by God] is he who does not take offense at Me [accepting Me as the Messiah and trusting confidently in My message of salvation].” Verse ConceptsStumbling Over ChristBlessed Through God


Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].
Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfJusticeCommendationGod Is GraciousGod, Justice OfTendernessWaiting On GodLongsuffering Of GodDivine FavourGod WaitingGod Showed MercyGod's InterventionWaiting On The LordWaiting For God's Timingjournaling

Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is he who has forgiveness of his transgression continually exercised upon him, whose sin is covered. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

“Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness [those who actively seek right standing with God], for they will be [completely] satisfied. Verse ConceptsSpiritual HungerAmbition, positive aspects ofAppetite, SpiritualPoverty, SpiritualRighteousness, Of BelieversThirstSpiritual FulnessPlenty Through ChristA Righteous PeopleRighteousnessGod Quenching Our Thirstgayshunger

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],
Who delights greatly in His commandments.
Verse ConceptsPraiseDelighting, Right Kinds OfCommands, in OTPleasureReverence, And BlessingFear Of God, Results OfBlessed In ServicePraise The Lord!The Fear Of The LordlegacyGod's Word As A Source Of Delight



Blessed and happy are the people who know the joyful sound [of the trumpet’s blast]!
They walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!
Verse ConceptsTravelling With GodWalkingAcclaimingGod Giving LightBlessed Through GodJoy And HappinessBlessing Others


“Blessed [spiritually prosperous, happy, to be admired] are the poor in spirit [those devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant], for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever]. Verse ConceptsInferiorityKingdom Of God, Entry IntoPoverty, SpiritualSpirit, Nature OfSpiritual DestitutionPoor PeopleBlessings Of The PoorPeople Of The KingdomKingdom Of GodThe poorBlessed By ChristgaysHelping The PoorGoing To HeavenBeing GayHelping Those In NeedHelping Others In Need


How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.
Verse ConceptsBlessedCommendationJustice, In Believers' LivesCharacter Of SaintsRejoicing In God's WordEthics


“Blessed [inwardly peaceful, spiritually secure, worthy of respect] are the gentle [the kind-hearted, the sweet-spirited, the self-controlled], for they will inherit the earth. Verse ConceptsGentlenessEarth, Promises AboutHeirsLand, Spiritual Aspects OfMeeknessProperty, LandCharacter Of SaintsThe Gentleness Of God's PeopleEarthInheritancegaysBeing GayA Broken WomanTaking Care Of The Earthhumblenesshumbleserenityimpulsiveness


Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are those servants whom the master finds awake and watching when he arrives. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he will prepare himself to serve, and will have them recline at the table, and will come and wait on them. Verse ConceptsTablesCharacter Of SaintsClothing OneselfReclining To EatChrist Telling The TruthWaiting Till Marriageluck



For You, O Lord, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You];
You surround him with favor as with a shield.
Verse ConceptsGod, The ProviderRighteous, TheRighteousness, Of BelieversShieldsGod BlessesSpiritual crownsGod's ProtectionFavor

Blessed [morally courageous and spiritually alive with life-joy in God’s goodness] are you when people hate you, and exclude you [from their fellowship], and insult you, and scorn your name as evil because of [your association with] the Son of Man. Verse ConceptsFaultsReproachClaimsHatredSeparationSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InHated SaintsExcommunicationNames Blotted OutExclusionPeople Being HatedBlessing OthersRejectionhaters

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example],
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).
Verse ConceptsBad FriendsFeetEvil Waysadvisersevil, believers' responses toMockerySinnersUngodlinessWalkingInfidelity To GodGangsEvil AssociationsWarnings Of Evil AssociationsSitting In FellowshipA Mans CharacterBlessed In ServiceRejoicing Over JusticeScoffersGraduationmockers