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How the BSB translates it Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.
blessed 14 bless 9 blessed is 7 spoke a blessing 4 jesus spoke a blessing 2 praising 2 blessed are 1 jesus blessed 1 speak a blessing 1 Where it occurs Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.
“blessed” 14
Matthew 1
25:34 …Come you who are blessed by My Father inherit…Mark 1
11:10 Blessed is the coming kingdom…Luke 4
2:28 …in his arms and blessed God saying…2:34 …Then Simeon blessed them and said to…24:50 …lifted up His hands and blessed them…24:51 …While He was blessing them He left them…Galatians 1
3:9 …those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham the…Ephesians 1
1:3 …Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with…Hebrews 5
7:1 …of the kings and blessed him…7:6 …tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the…7:7 …And indisputably the lesser is blessed by the greater…11:20 …By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning…11:21 …when he was dying blessed each of Joseph’s sons…1 Peter 1
3:9 …insult with insult but with blessing because to this you…
“bless” 9
Luke 1
6:28 bless those who curse you…Acts 1
3:26 …Him first to you to bless you by turning each…Romans 2
12:14 Bless those who persecute you…12:14 …those who persecute you Bless and do not curse…1 Corinthians 2
4:12 …When we are vilified we bless when we are persecuted…10:16 …cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the…Hebrews 2
6:14 …saying I will surely bless you and multiply your…6:14 …saying I will surely bless you and multiply your…James 1
3:9 …With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father…
“blessed is” 7
Matthew 2
21:9 …the Son of David Blessed is He who comes in…23:39 …again until you say Blessed is He who comes in…Mark 1
11:9 …followed were shouting Hosanna Blessed is He who comes in…Luke 3
1:42 …you among women and blessed is the fruit of your…13:35 …again until you say Blessed is He who comes in…19:38 Blessed is the King who comes…John 1
12:13 …meet Him shouting Hosanna Blessed is He who comes in…
“spoke a blessing” 4
Matthew 2
14:19 …looking up to heaven He spoke a blessing Then He broke the…26:26 …eating Jesus took bread spoke a blessing and broke it and…Mark 1
14:22 …eating Jesus took bread spoke a blessing and broke it and…Luke 1
24:30 …them He took bread spoke a blessing and broke it and…
“jesus spoke a blessing” 2
Mark 1
6:41 …looking up to heaven Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves…Luke 1
9:16 …looking up to heaven Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them Then…
“praising” 2
Luke 2
1:64 …he began to speak praising God…24:53 praising God continually in the…
“jesus blessed” 1
Mark 1
8:7 …few small fish and Jesus blessed them and ordered that…
“blessed are” 1
Luke 1
1:42 …loud voice she exclaimed Blessed are you among women and…
“speak a blessing” 1
1 Corinthians 1
14:16 …Otherwise if you speak a blessing in spirit how can…
The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.