11:6
In 11:6, Jesus encouraged John and his disciples to continue to believe that he was the Messiah/Christ.
Blessed is the one: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Blessed refers to the good situation/condition that a person is in when a superior person does something good to him. When God does something good to a human being and is kind to him, that person is in a good situation. He is “blessed,” “fortunate,” and “favored.”
Here are some other ways to translate Blessed:
Favored/fortunate
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⌊God⌋ favors/approves
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Joyful/desirable is the situation of
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How good it is for
This word does not primarily refer to a feeling. However, a person in this good situation will frequently have good feelings like happiness and joy. Do not use a word that only refers to material prosperity or physical health. Do not use a word that refers only to being lucky. See also bless, Meaning 2, in the Glossary.
does not fall away on account of Me: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as does not fall away on account of Me means “does not doubt me” or “does not stop believing me.”
Jesus did some things that people did not expect the Messiah to do. And he did not do some things that they expected the Messiah to do. This caused some people to be offended by him. As a result, they began to doubt whether Jesus was the Messiah. Some people rejected and deserted him and refused to believe that he was the Messiah.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
have no doubts about me (Good News Translation)
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doesn’t reject me because of what I do (Contemporary English Version)
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turn away because of me (New Living Translation (2004))
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does not stop believing in me
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