Luke 11:28

Then he said, “Yes, but moreover: blessed are those who hear 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 happened that, when he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.”

29Then, as the crowds were quickly gathering, he began to say: “This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign. But no sign will be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:1Alleluia. Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord.

Psalms 128:1A Canticle in steps. They have often fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

Matthew 7:21Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 6:47Anyone who comes to me, and listens to my words, and does them: I will reveal to you what he is like.

John 13:17If you understand this, you shall be blessed if you will do it.

1 John 3:21Most beloved, if our heart does not reproach us, we can have confidence toward God;

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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