Verse 23
Luke 7:23
New Living Translation
23
And he added, “God (Elohim) blesses those who do not fall away because of me. ”
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ μακάριός ἐστιν ὃς ἐὰν μὴ σκανδαλισθῇ ἐν ἐμοί.
English Translation
And blessed is he who is not offended by me.
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Chapter 7 Context
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When Yashua (Jesus) had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum.
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At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.
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When the officer heard about Yashua (Jesus), he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come...
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So they earnestly begged Yashua (Jesus) to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” th...
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“for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”
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So Yashua (Jesus) went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some f...
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I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will...
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I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my s...
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9
When Yashua (Jesus) heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said,...
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And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.
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11
Soon afterward Yashua (Jesus) went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd foll...
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12
A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died wa...
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13
When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said.
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Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I...
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Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Yashua (Jesus) gave him back to his mother.
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Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God (Elohim), saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among...
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17
And the news about Yashua (Jesus) spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside.
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18
The disciples of John the Baptist told John about everything Yashua (Jesus) was doing. So John calle...
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and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we kee...
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John’s two disciples found Yashua (Jesus) and said to him, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are yo...
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21
At that very time, Yashua (Jesus) cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits,...
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Then he told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard — the blin...
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23
And he added, “God (Elohim) blesses those who do not fall away because of me. ”
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After John’s disciples left, Yashua (Jesus) began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man...
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25
Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people who wear beautiful cloth...
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Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet.
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John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead o...
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I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the...
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When they heard this, all the people — even the tax collectors — agreed that God (Elohim)’s way was...
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But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God (Elohim)’s plan for them, for they had r...
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“To what can I compare the people of this generation?” Yashua (Jesus) asked. “How can I describe the...
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32
They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, ‘We play...
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For John the Baptist didn’t spend his time eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He’s possess...
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The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, a...
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But wisdom is shown to be right by the lives of those who follow it. ”
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36
One of the Pharisees asked Yashua (Jesus) to have dinner with him, so Yashua (Jesus) went to his hom...
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When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alaba...
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Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off w...
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When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to sa...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people — 500 pieces of silver to...
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But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do y...
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Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.” “That’s right,” Yashua (Je...
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Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered you...
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You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my f...
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You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare pe...
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“I tell you, her sins — and they are many — have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”
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The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?”
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And Yashua (Jesus) said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
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