Luke 11:28

But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

Majority Standard Bible

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 Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It seeks a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.

Psalms 128:1A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!

Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Luke 6:47I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

1 John 3:21Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we 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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