Luke 11:27

And it came to pass, in His saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to Him, “Blessed the womb that carried You, and the breasts that You sucked!”

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

26then it goes, and takes to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becomes worse than the first.”

28And He said, “Indeed, rather, blessed those hearing the word of God, and keeping [it]!”

Read all of Luke 11

Cross References

Proverbs 23:25Your father and your mother rejoice, || Indeed, she bearing you is joyful.

Luke 1:42and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;

Luke 23:29for behold, days come in which they will say, Blessed the barren, and wombs that did not bear, and breasts that did not give suck;

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:15-27

Christ Accused of Leaguing with Satan; Watchfulness Inculcated. 14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 11:27