Luke 11:28

But, he, said—Yea rather!—Happy they who hear the word of God, and observe it!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

In Context

27Now it came to pass, while he was saying these things, that a certain woman out of the multitude, lifting up her voice, said unto him—Happy the womb that bare thee! And the breasts which thou didst suck!

29And, as the multitudes were thronging together, he began to be saying—This generation, is, a wicked generation: A sign, it is seeking, and, a sign, shall not be given it, save the sign of Jonah.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:1Praise ye Yah! How happy is the man who revereth Yahweh, In his commandments, delighteth he greatly;

Psalms 128:1How happy is every one that revereth Yahweh, who walketh in his ways!

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

Luke 6:47Every one coming unto me, and hearkening unto my words, and doing them, I will suggest to you, whom he is like:

John 13:17If, these things, ye know, happy, are ye, if ye be doing them.

1 John 3:21Beloved! if our heart be not condemning us, boldness, have we, towards 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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