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20 Bible Verses About Blessings From God, and What It Means to Be Blessed

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  • God blessed Abraham so that all peoples on earth would be blessed through him, and Galatians 3:14 says that blessing reached the Gentiles through Christ.
  • Ephesians 1:3 says God “has blessed us” with every spiritual blessing in Christ, in the past tense.
  • In 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 God comforts believers so that they can comfort others.
  • “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35) appears in none of the four Gospels — Paul is quoting something remembered and passed on.
  • Proverbs 22:6 states a pattern rather than a guarantee, and parents whose grown children have walked away should be told so plainly.

A blessing in Scripture is a gift from God, and the first great blessing was given to one man so that others would be blessed through him. God told Abraham, “all peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (Genesis 12:3), and Paul says that promise reached the Gentiles through Christ (Galatians 3:14). The twenty verses below cover what was promised, blessing passed on to others, blessing that does not depend on circumstances, asking and being answered, and blessing in…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

The promise to Abraham, including “all peoples on earth will be blessed through you”, is at Genesis 12:1-3.

The saying quoted at Acts 20:35 is not recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke or John.

The storehouse of Malachi 3:10 and what it was for are described at Nehemiah 13:10-12.

Philippians 4:19 closes the thank-you that begins at Philippians 4:15.

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