She<n id="1" /> exclaimed with a loud voice,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Blessed are you among women,<n id="3" /> and blessed is the child<n id="4" /> in your womb!

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat<n id="1" /> you.

and were continually in the temple courts<n id="1" /> blessing<n id="2" /> God.<n id="3" />p>

Immediately<n id="1" /> Zechariah&#8217;s<n id="2" /> mouth was opened and his tongue<n id="3" /> released,<n id="4" /> and he spoke, blessing God.

Simeon<n id="1" /> took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,<n id="2" />p>

&#8220;<b><i>Blessed is the kingi>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>who comes in the name of the Lord!i>b><n id="2" /> Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> led them out as far as Bethany,<n id="3" /> and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

Now<n id="1" /> during the blessing<n id="2" /> he departed<n id="3" /> and was taken up into heaven.<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">When<n id="1" /> he had taken his place at the table<n id="2" /> with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it,<n id="3" /> and gave it to them.

Then<n id="1" /> Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, &#8220;Listen carefully:<n id="2" /> This child<n id="3" /> is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising<n id="4" /> of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected.<n id="5" />

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks<n id="2" /> and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Look, your house is forsaken!<n id="1" /> And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, &#8216;<b><i>Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!i>b>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />p>