Luke 11:28

But Jesus said, “Even more blessed are those who hear God's word, and follow what it says.”

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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

27As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the womb from where you came and the breasts that nursed you.”

29As people crowded around him, Jesus began telling them, “This is an evil generation for it's looking for some miraculous sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who love to do what he says!

Psalms 128:1Happy are all those who worship the Lord, everyone who follows his ways!

Matthew 7:21Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven—only those who do the will of my Father in heaven.

Luke 6:47I'll give you an example of someone who comes to me, hears my instructions, and follows them.

John 13:17Now that you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

1 John 3:21Dear friends, if we're reassured we're not in the wrong, we can have confidence before 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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