Luke 11:28

But he said, “Rather, blessed are they who 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

27It happened that, as he said these things, a certain woman raised her voice above the crowd and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.”

29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, though no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:1Praise Yahweh. 1 Blessed is the man who obeys Yahweh, 1 who greatly delights in his commandments. 1

Psalms 128:1Blessed is everyone who honors Yahweh, 1 who walks in his ways. 1

Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Luke 6:47Every person who comes to me and hears my words and obeys them, I will tell you what he is like.

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

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