Ruth 2:4

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

Just then Boaz came from Bethlehem. He said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you.” They answered, “The Lord bless you.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

No, for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice; so that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

Genesis 28:3

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma father of Bethlehem, and Hareph father of Beth-gader.

Psalm 118:26

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord.

Psalm 134:3

May the Lord, maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

Jeremiah 31:23

Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its towns when I restore their fortunes: “The Lord bless you, O abode of righteousness, O holy hill!”

Numbers 6:24

The Lord bless you and keep you;

Luke 1:28

And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you.

1 Timothy 6:2

Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful to them on the ground that they are members of the church; rather they must serve them all the more, since those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these duties.

2 Timothy 4:22

The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

Joshua 24:15

Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Judges 6:12

The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty warrior.”

Judges 6:16

The Lord said to him, “But I will be with you, and you shall strike down the Midianites, every one of them.”

Ruth 2:3

So she went. She came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers. As it happened, she came to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

Ruth 2:5

Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “To whom does this young woman belong?”

Ruth 4:11

Then all the people who were at the gate, along with the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you produce children in Ephrathah and bestow a name in Bethlehem;

1 Samuel 17:37

David said, “The Lord, who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from the hand of this Philistine.” So Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you!”