KJV King James Version
And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.
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Matthew 11:6
And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
WEB World English Bible
Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”
ASV American Standard Version
And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and happy is he who may not be stumbled in me.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 11
3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
6 And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.
7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings’ houses.
9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
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1 Corinthians 2:14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.Isaiah 8:14-15And 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 26:31Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.John 6:66From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.Luke 11:27-28And 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.Romans 9:32-33Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;Matthew 24:10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.John 6:60-61Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?Luke 4:23-29And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.Matthew 13:55-57Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?1 Peter 2:8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.1 Corinthians 1:22-23For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:Matthew 18:7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!Matthew 15:12-14Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?Psalm 32:1-2[A Psalm] of David, Maschil. Blessed [is he whose] transgression [is] forgiven, [whose] sin [is] covered.Galatians 5:11And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.Psalm 119:1ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.Psalm 1:1-2Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
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