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Listed below are all of the 105 Benedictions and Blessings in the Bible to use in your worship services.
Since the following scriptures may contain an incomplete verse and have been removed from their contexts in the NIV Bible, it is up to you to make the final determination if they will properly accomplish the purpose for which you are going to use them. Scriptures that are listed below that are incomplete will have an asterisk after their references.
49 “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.” Genesis 31:49*
24 “ ‘ “The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ’ ” Numbers 6:24-26
12 “Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders.” Deuteronomy 33:12*
12 “Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him . . . .” Deuteronomy 33:12*
27 “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Deuteronomy 33:27a*
29 “Blessed are you, . . . ! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD?” Deuteronomy 33:29ab*
31 “[M]ay all who love you [LORD] be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Judges 5:31b*
4 “The LORD be with you!” “The LORD bless you!” Ruth 2:4*
12 “May the LORD repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the LORD . . . .” Ruth 2:12*
17 “Go in peace, and may . . . God . . . grant you what you have asked of him.” 1 Samuel 1:17*
13 “The LORD bless you!” 1 Samuel 15:13a*
37 “Go, and the LORD be with you.” 1 Samuel 17:37b*
6 “ ‘Long life to you! Good health to you and your household! And good health to all that is yours!’ ” 1 Samuel 25:6*
6 “ ‘Good health to you and your household! And good health to all that is yours!’ ” 1 Samuel 25:6bc*
6 “ ‘Good health to you and your household!’ ” 1 Samuel 25:6b*
6 “May the LORD now show you kindness and faithfulness . . . .” 2 Samuel 2:6*
17 “ ‘May the LORD your God be with you.’ ” 2 Samuel 14:17b*
23 “May the LORD your God accept you.” 2 Samuel 24:23b*
17 “ ‘Let each one go home in peace.’ ” 1 Kings 22:17b*
16 “[T]he LORD be with you.” 1 Chronicles 22:16b*
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us— Psalm 67:1
17 May the favor of the LORD our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:17
17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us . . . . Psalm 90:17*
1 Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands. Psalm 112:1b*
1 Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands. 2 Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Psalm 112:1b-2*
1 Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands. 2 Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever. Psalm 112:1b-3*
1 Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands. 3 Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever. Psalm 112:1b, 3*
14 May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children. 15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 115:14-15
15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 115:15
8 “The blessing of the LORD be on you . . . .” Psalm 129:8*
3 May the LORD bless you . . . , the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 134:3*
19 “ ‘From this day on I [the LORD] will bless you.’ ” Haggai 2:19c*
8 “[T]hey will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.” Zechariah 8:8*
20 “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:20b*
29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.” Luke 2:29
29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, 31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.” Luke 2:29-32
29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, 31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: 32 a light for revelation . . . and the glory of your people . . . .” Luke 2:29-32*
36 Jesus . . . said . . . , “Peace be with you.” Luke 24:36*
36 “Peace be with you.” Luke 24:36*
16 Out of his [the Son’s] fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. John 1:16
16 Out of his [the Son’s] fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. John 1:16-18
27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27
19 Jesus [after his resurrection] came and stood among them [his disciples] and said, “Peace be with you!” John 20:19*
19 “Peace be with you!” John 20:19*
21 Jesus said, “Peace be with you!” John 20:21a*
21 “Peace be with you!” John 20:21a*
32 “Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” Acts 20:32
7 To all . . . who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 1:7*
7 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 1:7b*
1 [S]ince we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:1-2, 5*
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
33 The God of peace be with you all. Amen. Romans 15:33
20 The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20b*
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:3
23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. 1 Corinthians 16:23
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:2
16 [W]e are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” 18 And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” 2 Corinthians 6:16bc, 18*
14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, Galatians 1:3
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, Galatians 1:3-4
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen. Galatians 6:18
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:2
18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, Ephesians 1:18
18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. Ephesians 1:18-19a*
16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he [the Father] may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:16-19
23 Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 6:23
24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. Ephesians 6:24
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:2
9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:9-11
23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Philippians 4:23
2 To God’s holy people . . . , the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. Colossians 1:2*
2 To God’s holy people . . . : Grace and peace to you from God our Father. Colossians 1:2*
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father. Colossians 1:2*
18 Grace be with you. Colossians 4:18c*
1 To the church . . . in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. 1 Thessalonians 1:1*
1 Grace and peace to you. 1 Thessalonians 1:1*
13 May he [the Lord] strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. 1 Thessalonians 3:13
23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23a, 24*
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 1 Thessalonians 5:28
2 Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 1:2
16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. 2 Thessalonians 3:5
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. 2 Thessalonians 3:16
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. 2 Thessalonians 3:18
2 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Timothy 1:2
21 Grace be with you all. 1 Timothy 6:21b*
2 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Timothy 1:2*
22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all. 2 Timothy 4:22
4 Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. Titus 1:4*
15 Grace be with you all. Titus 3:15c*
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Philemon 3
25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Philemon 25
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20–21
25 Grace be with you all. Hebrews 13:25
1 To God’s elect . . . 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. 1 Peter 1:1-2*
2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance. 1 Peter 1:2*
14 Peace to all of you who are in Christ. 1 Peter 5:14b*
2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 2 Peter 1:2
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. 2 Peter 1:3-4
1 To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. Jude 1-2*
4 Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come . . . . Revelation 1:4*
4 Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come . . . , 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Revelation 1:4-5a*
6 To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. Revelation 21:6c-7*
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. Revelation 22:21
Other Scriptures to Consider
1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.” Genesis 9:1
3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples. Genesis 28:3
2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. 1 Chronicles 16:2
13 Aaron was set apart, he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in his name forever. 1 Chronicles 23:13b*
3 While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them. 2 Chronicles 6:3
27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place. 2 Chronicles 30:27
7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.” Revelation 22:7
14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:14