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Ephesians 1:3

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

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ASV

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

KJV

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosBlessed [be]G2128 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
θεὸςtheosGodG2316 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πατὴρpatērFatherG3962 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
κυρίουkuriouLordG2962 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusG2424 →
Χριστοῦ,ChristouChrist,G5547 →
ὁhothe [One]G3588 →
εὐλογήσαςeulogēsashaving blessedG2127 →
ἡμᾶςhēmasusG3165 →
ἐνenwithG1722 →
πάσῃpasēeveryG3956 →
εὐλογίᾳeulogiablessingG2129 →
πνευματικῇpneumatikēaspiritualG4152 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τοῖςtoistheG3588 →
ἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisheavenly realmsG2032 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
Χριστῷ,ChristōChrist,G5547 →

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1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,Ephesians 2:6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,Psalms 68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. SelahGenesis 22:18And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”Revelation 5:9–14And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.John 10:29–30My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.Ephesians 1:20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Ephesians 3:10His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,Galatians 3:9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.Isaiah 61:9Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.Psalms 134:3May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.John 17:21that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.Psalms 41:13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

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