Matthew 11:6

And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Cross-references

Matthew 13:55-57 shows Jesus' own townspeople taking offense at him — a concrete example of the 'offended' Jesus warns about here.

In Matthew 15:12-14, the Pharisees are offended by Jesus' teaching, illustrating the same stumbling reaction Jesus pronounces blessedness against.

Matthew 24:10 predicts many will be offended (same Greek skandalizomai) and fall away in the end times, fulfilling the warning here.

Matthew 26:31 records Jesus predicting his disciples will all be offended by him that night — a direct fulfillment of the concept he blesses those who are not.

Matthew 13:21 describes those who 'fall away' (skandalizo) when persecution comes because of the word — a direct echo of the offense Jesus warns about.

Matthew 13:57 records that Jesus' hometown 'took offense at him' — a concrete example of the blessedness of not being offended.

1 Peter 2:8 Allusion

1 Peter 2:8 quotes Isaiah calling Christ a 'stone of stumbling' — those who disobey the word are offended, exactly the offense Jesus mentioned.

Isaiah 8:14 Allusion

Isaiah 8:14 describes the Lord as a stone of stumbling — the OT background for Jesus being the one people are offended at.

Galatians 5:11 uses the same 'offense of the cross' — Paul explains that the gospel itself is a stumbling block, just as Jesus warned about being offended by Him.

1 Corinthians 1:23 explicitly calls Christ a 'stumbling block' — the very offense Jesus pronounces blessing on those who avoid.

Romans 9:33 Citation

Romans 9:33 quotes Isaiah's stumbling stone prophecy — the very offense Jesus refers to in Matt 11:6.

Romans 9:32 Parallel

Romans 9:32 explains Israel stumbled over Christ as a 'stumbling stone' — the same offense from Matt 11:6.

John 6:66 Parallel

John 6:66 records many turning away — the consequence of stumbling that Matt 11:6 warns against.

John 6:61 Parallel

In John 6:61, Jesus asks if his teaching offends them — directly echoing the blessing on those not offended.

John 6:60 Parallel

John 6:60 shows disciples stumbling at Jesus's hard teaching — the offense Jesus warns against here.

Luke 4:23 Parallel

Luke 4:28-29 shows the Nazareth crowd enraged at Jesus' words — a vivid instance of taking offense, fulfilling the warning here.

Luke 2:34 Parallel

Luke 2:34 Simeon prophesies Jesus is set for the fall of many — the same idea of people being offended/stumbling over him.

John 16:1 Allusion

John 16:1 says Jesus told these things to keep disciples from 'falling away' (skandalizo) — directly related to the offense warning.

Luke 7:23 Parallel

Luke 7:23 is the exact parallel saying — Jesus pronounces blessing on those not offended, identical to Matthew 11:6.

Mark 6:3 Parallel

Mark 6:3 records Jesus' hometown taking offense at Him, a specific instance of the stumbling Jesus cautions against.

Mark 4:17 Parallel

Mark 4:17 parallels Matthew 13:21: those who 'fall away' (skandalizo) under persecution, echoing the offense from Jesus' warning.

John 7:41 Parallel

John 7:41 shows people questioning Jesus's origin — one reason they stumble over him as Messiah.

John 7:42 Parallel

John 7:42 cites Bethlehem prophecy — the detail causing some to reject Jesus, stumbling over his origin.