New English Translation
Matthew 11:6
6Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”
Matthew 11:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And blessed is the one who is not offended by me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”
Context of Matthew 11:6
4Jesus answered them, “Go tell John what you hear and see: 5The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them. Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.” 7While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 8What did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? Look, those who wear fancy clothes are in the homes of kings!
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καὶ μακάριός ἐστιν ὃς ἐὰν μὴ σκανδαλισθῇ ἐν ἐμοί.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 11:6
- Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
- Psalms 1:1How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!
- Psalms 32:1How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!
- Psalms 119:1How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord.
- Luke 11:27As he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!”
- Matthew 13:55Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- Matthew 15:12Then the disciples came to him and said, “Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”
- Matthew 18:7Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.
- Matthew 24:10Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
- Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- Isaiah 8:14He will become a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip, and a rock that makes one stumble – to the two houses of Israel. He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem.
- Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected.
- Luke 4:23Jesus said to them, “No doubt you will quote to me the proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and say, ‘What we have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here in your hometown too.’”
- John 6:60Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said, “This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”
- John 7:41Others said, “This is the Christ!” But still others said, “No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?
- Romans 9:32Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
Commentaries on Matthew 11:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me - Or, Happy is he who will not be stumbled at me; for the word , in its root, signifies to hit against or stumble over a thing, which one may meet with in the way. The Jews, as was before remarked, expected a temporal deliverer. Many might he tempted to reject Christ, because of his mean appearance, etc., and so lose the benefit of salvation through him. To instruct and caution such, our blessed Lord…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And blessed is he - The word “offence” means a “stumbling-block.” See the notes at Matthew 5:29. This verse might be rendered, “Happy is he to whom I shall not prove a stumbling-block.” That is, happy is he who shall not take offence at my poverty and lowliness of life, so as to reject me and my doctrine. Happy is the one who can, notwithstanding that poverty and obscurity, see the evidence that I am the Messiah, and follow me. It is not improbable that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-6Verses 2-6 Some think that John sent this inquiry for his own satisfaction. Where there is true faith, yet there may be a mixture of unbelief. The remaining unbelief of good men may sometimes, in an hour of temptation; call in question the most important truths. But we hope that John's faith did not fail in this matter, and that he only desired to have it strengthened and confirmed. Others think that John sent his disciples to Christ for their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Who does not fall away on account of Me: Jesus intended that the works mentioned in verse 5 were meant to help John the Baptist and his disciples decide about Jesus. But Jesus knew that some unexpected parts of his ministry would cause people to reject him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciple--rather, "the twelve disciples," he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities--This was scarcely a fourth circuit--if we may judge from the less formal way in which it was expressed--but, perhaps, a set of visits paid to certain places, either not reached at all before, or too rapidly passed through, in order to fill up the time till the return of the Twelve…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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