7 “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.
8 He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8
4I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:4-6
7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. 8You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9Don’t grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
10Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
James 5:7-11
3“(A)Blessed are the poor in spirit, for (B)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4“Blessed are (C)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5“Blessed are (D)the [a]gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
6“Blessed are (E)those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7“Blessed are (F)the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
8“Blessed are (G)the pure in heart, for (H)they shall see God.
9“Blessed are the peacemakers, for (I)they shall be called sons of God.
10“Blessed are those who have been (J)persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for (K)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11“Blessed are you when people (L)insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
12“Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for (M)in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:3-12
20And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “(A)Blessed are you who are poor, for (B)yours is the kingdom of God.
21“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
22“(C)Blessed are you when men hate you, and (D)ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.
23“Be glad in that day and (E)leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven For (F)in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.
Luke 6:20-23
9 Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before!
11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
12 And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
13 It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
14 For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless,
15 because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.
-Romans 4:9-15
4 Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation.
5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
7 “Blessed are they whose trangsgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
- Romans 4:4-8
