Luke 11:28
But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep [it].
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psalms 128:1{A Song of degrees.} Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways.
Matthew 7:21Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
Luke 6:47Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.
John 13:17If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.
1 John 3:21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards 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 →