He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.
- KJV He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
- NKJV He will bless those who fear the Lord, Both small and great.
- NASB He will bless those who fear the Lord, The small together with the great.
- NLT He will bless those who fear the Lord, both great and lowly.
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Quick answer
God will bless all who fear him, both small and great. It matters because God's blessing reaches every believer regardless of status.
Overview
The promise of blessing extends to the entire community of the faithful, the lowly and the prominent alike. God shows no partiality; reverent faith, not rank, qualifies one for his favor. This impartial grace is fulfilled in the gospel, where there is no distinction and all who believe are equally blessed in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Luke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
- Ps 128:1A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
- Ps 128:4–5In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.
- Rev 19:5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
- Ps 29:11The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
- Mal 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
- Rev 11:18The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
- Mal 3:16–17At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- Acts 13:26Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
- Acts 26:22But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
- Rev 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
- Col 3:11Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
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