NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew 11:6

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Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

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Verse 6. Scandalized in me. That is, who shall not take occasion of scandal or offence from my humility, and the disgraceful death of the cross which I shall endure: ( Ch). or on my account, that is, at the doctrine of the cross; or when I shall die on an infamous cross. Witham.—Blessed is he, and so forth That is, who shall not be offended by my doctrine or manners; for Christ was a stumbling block to many, but this was entirely their own fault. He seems indeed directly to mark the disciples of Saint John, and at the same time to shew that he knew their hearts. Menochius.

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