Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he, whoever shall not be offended in me. The fact that our Lord directed His reply to John himself, for his personal satisfaction. John knew that Jesus was Messiah, but he did not know that His kingdom was to be a spiritual, not a temporal one. Two objections were taken against Christ of old. Jews pretended that His condition of life was too low and mean for what their prophets had taught them to expect; and the Gentiles objected to His doctrine, as not displaying enough of what they called wisdom. He should have come as a philosopher, or as a temporal king. But He did come, unassisted by human power, or dignity, or wisdom, and thus He was — I. Enabled to be the pattern of all virtue. II. The spread of His kingdom in so short a time, the more fully displays the hand of God. III. His miracles acquire a greater degree of evidence, and — IV. What He taught is now not liable to be charged with those suspicions, which royalty and conquest would justly have raised. (Zachary Pearce.) Parallel Verses KJV: And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.WEB: Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me." |
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