Luke 7:23

7:23 Blessed is anyone ¹  who takes no offense at me.”

Luke 12:43

12:43 Blessed is that slave ²  whom his master finds at work ³  when he returns.

Luke 14:14-15

14:14 Then ⁴  you will be blessed, ⁵  because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid ⁶  at the resurrection of the righteous.”

The Parable of the Great Banquet

14:15 When ⁷  one of those at the meal with Jesus ⁸  heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone ⁹  who will feast ¹⁰  in the kingdom of God!” ¹¹ 

¹ tn Grk “whoever.”

² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

³ tn That is, doing his job, doing what he is supposed to be doing.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate that this follows from the preceding action. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ sn You will be blessed. God notes and approves of such generosity.

⁵ sn The passive verb will be repaid looks at God’s commendation.

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “whoever” (the indefinite relative pronoun). This has been translated as “everyone who” to conform to contemporary English style.

⁷ tn Or “will dine”; Grk “eat bread.” This refers to those who enjoy the endless fellowship of God’s coming rule.

⁸ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.