Luke 11:28

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that 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 came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.

29And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:1Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.

Matthew 7:21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Luke 6:47Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show 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 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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