Matthew 5:3-
11 Blessed [
are]
the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ... Blessed are ye,
when [
men] shall revile you, and persecute [
you], and shall say all manner of evil against you
falsely,
for my sake.
Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou,
Simon Barjona:
for flesh and blood hath not revealed [
it] unto thee,
but my Father which is in heaven.
Luke 2:29-
30 Lord,
now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,
according to thy word: ... For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luke 10:23-
24 And he turned him unto [
his] disciples, and said privately,
Blessed [
are] the eyes which see the things that ye see: ... For I tell you, that
many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen [
them]; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard [
them].
John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed:
blessed [
are] they that have not seen, and [
yet] have believed.
Acts 26:18 To
open their eyes,
[and] to turn [
them] from darkness to light,
and [from] the power of Satan unto God,
that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and
inheritance among them which are
sanctified by
faith that is in me.
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God,
who commanded
the light to shine out of darkness,
hath shined in our hearts, to [
give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God
in the face of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:17-
18 That
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory, may give unto you
the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of him: ... The
eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what
is the hope of
his calling, and what
the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,