Bible Strands
Luke 7:23
Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks this declaration to John the Baptist’s messengers immediately after cataloging his miracles in Luke 7:22, concluding his reply just before he turns to address the surrounding crowds in Luke 7:24.
The words — The statement centers on σκανδαλισθῇ (skandalisthē), literally "be caused to stumble or fall away" [G4624], which is predicated on the condition of being μακάριος (makarios), or "blessed" [G3107].
The thread — Matthew 11:6 records this identical saying, while 1 Peter 2:7 and Isaiah 8:14 trace the broader biblical pattern of Christ functioning as a stone that either secures believers or causes the unbelieving to stumble.
Why it lands — The text commands a direct, unhesitating response to Jesus’ actual works rather than a rejection of him for failing to match preconceived messianic expectations.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 2:7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
- Isaiah 8:14 And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
- Matthew 11:6 Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
- Romans 9:32 Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
- Matthew 13:57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
- Luke 2:34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
- John 6:60 On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
- 1 Corinthians 1:21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.