Matthew 11:6 (LSB)

Passage

And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

Matthew 11:5 the blind receive 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.

Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”

Matthew 11:7 Now as these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Matthew 11:8 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ palaces!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "does", "take", and "offense". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "does", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "the blind receive sight and the lame..." into verse 7's "Now as these men were going away...", so "blessed" and "does" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "does" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.