Luke 7:23

New Century Version

Those who do not stumble in their faith because of me are blessed!"

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Great blessings belong to those who don't have a problem accepting me."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and happy is he that is not offended by me.

Hebrew Names Version
Blessed is he who is not offended by me."

International Standard Version
How blessed is anyone who is not offended by me!"

New American Standard Bible
"And blessed is anyone who does not take offense at Me."

Update Bible Version
And blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

Webster's Bible Translation
And blessed is [he], to whom I shall not be a stumbling block.

Amplified Bible
"Blessed [joyful, spiritually favored] is he who does not take offense at Me."

English Standard Version
And blessed is the one who is not offended by me."

World English Bible
Blessed is he who is not offended by me."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.

Weymouth's New Testament
And blessed is every one who does not stumble and fall because of my claims."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he that schal not be sclaundrid in me, is blessid.

English Revised Version
And blessed is he, whosoever shall find none occasion of stumbling in me.

Berean Standard Bible
Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me."

Contemporary English Version
God will bless everyone who doesn't reject me because of what I do."

American Standard Version
And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

Bible in Basic English
And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.

Complete Jewish Bible
and how blessed is anyone not offended by me!"

Darby Translation
and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Etheridge Translation
and blessed is he whosoever is not offended in me.

Murdock Translation
and blessed is he that is not stumbled in me.

King James Version (1611)
And blessed is he whosoeuer shall not be offended in me.

New Living Translation
And he added, "God blesses those who do not fall away because of me."

New Life Bible
The person who is not ashamed of Me and does not turn away from Me is happy."

New Revised Standard
And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And blessed is hee, that shall not be offended in me.

George Lamsa Translation
And blessed is he, who does not stumble on account of me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, happy, is he, whosoever shall not find occasion of stumbling in me!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And blessed is he whosoever shall not be scandalized in me.

Revised Standard Version
And blessed is he who takes no offense at me."

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And happy is he, that is not offended at me.

Good News Translation
How happy are those who have no doubts about me!"

Christian Standard Bible®
and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.”

King James Version
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Lexham English Bible
And whoever is not offended by me is blessed."

Literal Translation
And blessed is he who is not offended in Me.

Young's Literal Translation
and happy is he whoever may not be stumbled in me.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and blessed is he, that is not offended at me.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and blessed is he, who does not make me the occasion of his fall.

New English Translation
Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me."

New King James Version
And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Anyone who has faith in me won't fall off."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me."

Legacy Standard Bible
Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me."

Contextual Overview

¹⁹ and sent them to the Lord to ask, "Are you the One who is to come, or should we wait for someone else?" ²⁰ When the men came to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you with this question: ‘Are you the One who is to come, or should we wait for someone else?'" ²¹ At that time, Jesus healed many people of their sicknesses, diseases, and evil spirits, and he gave sight to many blind people. ²² Then Jesus answered John's followers, "Go tell John what you saw and heard here. The blind can see, the crippled can walk, and people with skin diseases are healed. The deaf can hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor. ²³ Those who do not stumble in their faith because of me are blessed!" ²⁴ When John's followers left, Jesus began talking to the people about John: "What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed blown by the wind? ²⁵ What did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, people who have fine clothes and much wealth live in kings' palaces. ²⁶ But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, and I tell you, John is more than a prophet. ²⁷ This was written about him: ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare the way for you.' Malachi 3:1 ²⁸ I tell you, John is greater than any other person ever born, but even the least important person in the kingdom of God is greater than John."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 2:34, Isaiah 8:14, Isaiah 8:15, Matthew 11:6, Matthew 13:57, Matthew 13:58, John 6:60-66, Romans 9:32, Romans 9:33, 1 Corinthians 1:21-28, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 1 Peter 2:7, 1 Peter 2:8

Reciprocal: Hosea 14:9 - but Malachi 3:2 - who may abide Mark 6:3 - offended Luke 14:21 - the poor 2 Timothy 4:2 - be

Cross-References

Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, "I have seen that you are the best person among the people of this time, so you and your family can go into the boat.

Genesis 7:8
The clean animals, the unclean animals, the birds, and everything that crawls on the ground

Genesis 7:9
came to Noah. They went into the boat in groups of two, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.

Genesis 7:10
Seven days later the flood started.

Genesis 7:14
They had every kind of wild and tame animal, every kind of animal that crawls on the earth, and every kind of bird.

Genesis 7:15
Every creature that had the breath of life came to Noah in the boat in groups of two.

Genesis 7:17
Water flooded the earth for forty days, and as it rose it lifted the boat off the ground.

Genesis 7:18
The water continued to rise, and the boat floated on it above the earth.

Genesis 7:20
It continued to rise until it was more than twenty feet above the mountains.

Genesis 7:21
All living things that moved on the earth died. This included all the birds, tame animals, wild animals, and creatures that swarm on the earth, as well as all human beings.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. The Arabic version renders it, "blessed is he that doubts not of me". The Persic and Ethiopic versions both add to the text, the former rendering the words thus, "blessed is he that is not brought into offence and doubt concerning me"; and the latter thus, "blessed are they who do not deny me, and are not offended in me": particular regard is had to the disciples of John, who both doubted of Christ as the Messiah, and were offended at his popularity and success;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in Matthew 11:2-19.

Luke 7:29

The people - The common people.

That heard him - That heard “John.”

The publicans - The tax-gatherers, the worst kind of people, who had, however, been converted.

Justified God - Considered God as “just” or “right” in the counsel which he gave by John - to wit, in calling people to repentance, and in denouncing future wrath on the impenitent. Compare Matthew 11:19.

Being baptized ... - They “showed” that they approved of the message of God by submitting to the ordinance which he commanded - the ordinance of baptism. This verse and the following are not to be considered as the words of “Luke,” but the continuation of the discourse of our Lord. He is saying what took place in regard to John. Among the common people he was approved and obeyed among the rich and learned he was despised.

Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected ... - It appears from Matthew 3:7 that some of the Pharisees came to John to be baptized; but still this is entirely consistent with the supposition that the great mass of Pharisees and lawyers rejected him.

The counsel of God - The counsel of God toward them was the solemn admonition by John to “repent” and be baptized, and be prepared to receive the Messiah. This was the command or revealed will of God in relation to them. When it is said that they “rejected” the counsel of God, it does not mean that they could frustrate his purposes, but merely that they violated his commands. Men cannot frustrate the “real” purposes of God, but they can contemn his messages, they can violate his commands, and thus they can reject the counsel which he gives them, and treat with contempt the desire which he manifests for their welfare.

Against themselves - To their own hurt or detriment. God is wise and good. He knows what is best for us. He, therefore, that rejects what God commands, rejects it to his own injury. It “cannot” be well for any mortal to despise what God commands him to do.

Luke 7:31-35

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 11:16-19. “And the Lord said.” This clause is wanting in almost all the manuscripts, and is omitted by the best critics.