Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.” New Living Translation And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.” English Standard Version And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” Berean Standard Bible Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.” Berean Literal Bible And blessed is whoever shall not be offended in Me." King James Bible And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. New King James Version And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” New American Standard Bible And blessed is anyone who does not take offense at Me.” NASB 1995 “Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.” NASB 1977 “And blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me.” Legacy Standard Bible Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.” Amplified Bible Blessed [joyful, spiritually favored] is he who does not take offense at Me.” Christian Standard Bible and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.” Holman Christian Standard Bible And anyone who is not offended because of Me is blessed.” American Standard Version And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And blessed is he, whoever will not take offense at me.” Contemporary English Version God will bless everyone who doesn't reject me because of what I do." Douay-Rheims Bible And blessed is he whosoever shall not be scandalized in me. English Revised Version And blessed is he, whosoever shall find none occasion of stumbling in me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever doesn't lose his faith in me is indeed blessed." Good News Translation How happy are those who have no doubts about me!" International Standard Version How blessed is anyone who is not offended by me!" Literal Standard Version and blessed is he whoever may not be stumbled in Me.” Majority Standard Bible Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.” New American Bible And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me.” NET Bible Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me." New Revised Standard Version And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.” New Heart English Bible Blessed is he who is not offended by me." Webster's Bible Translation And blessed is he, to whom I shall not be a stumbling block. Weymouth New Testament And blessed is every one who does not stumble and fall because of my claims." World English Bible Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.” Young's Literal Translation and happy is he whoever may not be stumbled in me.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context John's Inquiry…22So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. 23 Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.” 24After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?… Cross References Matthew 11:6 Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me." Luke 7:22 So He replied, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Luke 7:24 After John's messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind? Treasury of Scripture And blessed is he, whoever shall not be offended in me. Luke 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; Isaiah 8:14,15 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem… Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. Jump to Previous Account Blessed Blessing Blind Block Dead Deaf Doubts Fall Find Good Happy Hear Heard John Lame Messengers News Occasion Offended Offense Persons Poor Proclaimed Purified Raised Receive Report Sight Stumbling WalkJump to Next Account Blessed Blessing Blind Block Dead Deaf Doubts Fall Find Good Happy Hear Heard John Lame Messengers News Occasion Offended Offense Persons Poor Proclaimed Purified Raised Receive Report Sight Stumbling WalkLuke 7 1. Jesus finds a greater faith in the centurion;10. heals his servant, being absent; 11. raises from death the widow's son at Nain; 18. answers John's messengers with the declaration of his miracles; 24. testifies to the people what opinion he held of John; 31. compares this generation to the children in the marketplaces, 36. and allowing his feet to be washed and anointed by a woman who was a sinner, 44. he shows how he is a friend to sinners, to forgive them their sins, upon their repentance. Verse 23. - And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. Our Lord here shows that he understood that this question came from the Baptist himself. Dean Plumptre calls attention to the tender way in which our Lord dealt with the impatience which John's question implied. "A warning was needed, but it was given in the form of a beatitude, which it was still open to him to claim and make his own. Not to find a stumbling-block in the manner in which Christ had actually come, there was this condition of entering fully into the blessedness of his kingdom." Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Blessedμακάριός (makarios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3107: Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. the [one who] ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. does not fall away σκανδαλισθῇ (skandalisthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4624: From skandalon; to entrap, i.e. Trip up (transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure). on account of ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Me.” ἐμοί (emoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. 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