Genesis 12:2-3

2 aAnd I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 bI will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and cin you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves


Deuteronomy 11:23-28

23then the Lord ewill drive out all these nations before you, and you will fdispossess nations greater and mightier than you. 24 gEvery place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours. Your territory shall be hfrom the wilderness to
Hebrew and
the Lebanon and from the River, the river Euphrates, to the western sea.
25 jNo one shall be able to stand against you. The Lord your God will lay kthe fear of you and the dread of you on all the land that you shall tread, las he promised you.

26 mSee, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: 27 nthe blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, 28and othe curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way that I am commanding you today, pto go after other gods that you have not known.

Psalms 115:13-15

13he will qbless those who fear the Lord,
rboth the small and the great.
14 May the Lord sgive you increase,
you and your children!
15May tyou be blessed by the Lord,
uwho made heaven and earth!

Matthew 5:3-12

3 vBlessed are wthe poor in spirit, for xtheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4Blessed are ythose who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5Blessed are the zmeek, for they aashall inherit the earth.

6Blessed are those who hunger and abthirst acfor righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

7Blessed are adthe merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8Blessed are aethe pure in heart, for afthey shall see God.

9Blessed are agthe peacemakers, for ahthey shall be called aisons
Greek huioi; see Preface
of God.


10 akBlessed are those who are persecuted for righteousnesssake, for altheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 amBlessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely anon my account. 12 aoRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for apso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Matthew 25:21

21His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and aqfaithful servant.
Greek bondservant; also verses 23, 26, 30
asYou have been faithful over a little; atI will set you over much. Enter into authe joy of your master.’

Matthew 25:23

23His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Matthew 25:41

41Then he will say to those on his left, avDepart from me, you awcursed, into axthe eternal fire prepared for aythe devil and his angels.

Luke 11:28

28But he said, azBlessed rather are those bawho hear the word of God and bbkeep it!”

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