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blessed

Meaning of “blessed”

1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:22

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Luke 1:28
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 1:28 · retained source text

And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women.

1611 marginal noteOr, graciously accepted, or much graced, see verse 30.

Luke 1:42
And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 1:42 · retained source text

And she spake out with a loud voyce, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe.

Luke 1:45
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 1:45 · retained source text

And blessed is she that beleeued, for there shalbe a performance of those things, which were told her from the Lord.

1611 marginal noteOr, which beleeued, that there.

Luke 2:28
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 2:28 · retained source text

Then tooke hee him vp in his armes, and blessed God, and said,

Luke 2:34
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 2:34 · retained source text

And Simeon blessed them, and said vnto Marie his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising againe of many in Israel: and for a signe which shall be spoken against,

1611 marginal noteEsai. 8.14. rom. 9.32.

Luke 6:20
¶ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 6:20 · retained source text

¶ And hee lifted vp his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be yee poore: for yours is the kingdome of God.

1611 marginal noteMat. 5.3.

Luke 6:21
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 6:21 · retained source text

Blessed are yee that hunger now: for yee shall be filled. Blessed are yee that weepe now, for yee shall laugh.

Luke 6:22
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
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1611 witness · Luke 6:22 · retained source text

Blessed are yee when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shal reproach you, and cast out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.

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