Luke 7:23 meaning and explanation

Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

Luke 7:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus speaks this blessing while answering messengers from John the Baptist, who is in prison and asking whether Jesus is the promised One (Luke 7:18-20). Rather than a direct yes, Jesus points to what is happening: the blind see, the lame walk, the dead are raised, and good news is preached to the poor, echoing Isaiah's picture of the messianic age.

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