Makarios μακάριος

Makarios (Greek μακάριος, Strong's G3107) is a Greek adjective meaning “blessed”. It occurs 50 times in 49 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Beatitudes
• Blessing

Verses

Every verse with Makarios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:3
  Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 5:4
  Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
• Matthew 5:5
  Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
• Matthew 5:6
  Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
• Matthew 5:7
  Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• Matthew 5:8
  Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• Matthew 5:9
  Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
• Matthew 5:10
  Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 5:11
  Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
• Matthew 11:6
  And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
• Matthew 13:16
  But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
• Matthew 16:17
  And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
• Matthew 24:46
  Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

Luke

• Luke 1:45
  And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
• Luke 6:20
  And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
• Luke 6:21
  Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
• Luke 6:22
  Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
• Luke 7:23
  And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
• Luke 10:23
  And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
• Luke 11:27
  And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
• Luke 11:28
  But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
• Luke 12:37
  Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
• Luke 12:38
  And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
• Luke 12:43
  Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
• Luke 14:14
  And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
• Luke 14:15
  And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
• Luke 23:29
  For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

John

• John 13:17
  If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do 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.Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Acts

• Acts 20:35
  I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
• Acts 26:2
  I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

Romans

• Romans 4:7
  Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
• Romans 4:8
  Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
• Romans 14:22
  Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:40
  But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 1:11
  According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
• 1 Timothy 6:15
  Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

Titus

• Titus 2:13
  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

James

• James 1:12
  Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
• James 1:25
  But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 3:14
  But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
• 1 Peter 4:14
  If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

Revelation

• Revelation 1:3
  Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
• Revelation 14:13
  And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
• Revelation 16:15
  Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
• Revelation 19:9
  And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
• Revelation 20:6
  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.Blessed and holy are those who share 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 22:7
  Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”
• Revelation 22:14
  Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).