Blessing People

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

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

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, — read the full passage →

Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded; — read the full passage →

I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed. — read the full passage →

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, — read the full passage →

For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it, and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;

but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.

Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.

You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe. — read the full passage →

You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe. — read the full passage →

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ. — read the full passage →

Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things. — read the full passage →

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.