Luke 11:28

But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

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In The King James Version

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

In Context

27And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.

29And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:1Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

Psalms 128:1A Song of the going up. Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.

Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven.

Luke 6:47Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like:

John 13:17If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them.

1 John 3:21My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:28-29

Praise and a Blessing. 27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. We had not this passage in the other evangelists, nor can we tack it, as Dr. Hammond does, to that of Christ's mother and brethren desiring to speak with him (for this evangelist also has related that in ch. viii. 19… Read the whole commentary →

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