Luke 7:23

New Living Translation

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

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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."

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

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

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

Good News Translation
How happy are those who have no doubts about 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.

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.

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!"

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

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

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

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

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.

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."

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."

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."

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

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

Contextual Overview

¹⁹ and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, "Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?" ²⁰ John's two disciples found Jesus and said to him, "John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?'" ²¹ At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind. ²² Then he told John's disciples, "Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor." ²³ And he added, "God blesses those who do not fall away because of me." ²⁴ After John's disciples left, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. "What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? ²⁵ Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces. ²⁶ Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. ²⁷ John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before you.' ²⁸ I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!"

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
When everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous.

Genesis 7:8
With them were all the various kinds of animals—those approved for eating and for sacrifice and those that were not—along with all the birds and the small animals that scurry along the ground.

Genesis 7:9
They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.

Genesis 7:10
After seven days, the waters of the flood came and covered the earth.

Genesis 7:14
With them in the boat were pairs of every kind of animal—domestic and wild, large and small—along with birds of every kind.

Genesis 7:15
Two by two they came into the boat, representing every living thing that breathes.

Genesis 7:17
For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth.

Genesis 7:18
As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface.

Genesis 7:20
rising more than twenty-two feet above the highest peaks.

Genesis 7:21
All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people.

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.