Luke 11:28

Luke 11:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
• New International Version (NIV)He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”

Context of Luke 11:28

26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first." 27As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!" But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!" 29When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

Luke 11:28 word by word

αὐτὸς δὲ εἶπεν· μενοῦν μακάριοι οἱ ἀκούοντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ φυλάσσοντεςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Yea ratherμενοῦνγεmenounge · ratherG3304
• blessedμακάριοςmakarios · blessedG3107
• they that hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• keepφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: observeG5442

Cross-references for Luke 11:28

• Luke 6:47Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like:
• Luke 8:21But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
• Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!
• Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!
• Psalms 128:1Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
• Isaiah 48:17Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.
• Matthew 7:21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
• Matthew 12:48But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"
• John 13:17If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
• James 1:21Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
• 1 John 3:21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
• Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.

Commentaries on Luke 11:28

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-28Verses 27-28 While the scribes and Pharisees despised and blasphemed the discourses of our Lord Jesus, this good woman admired them, and the wisdom and power with which he spake. Christ led the woman to a higher consideration. Though it is a great privilege to hear the word of God, yet those only are truly blessed, that is, blessed of the Lord, that hear it, keep it in memory, and keep to it as their way and rule.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Blessed rather: Jesus again affirmed that our spiritual life and our relationship with God are more important than physical ancestry and family relationships (compare 8:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2827-28. as he spake these things, a ... woman of the company--of the multitude, the crowd. A charming little incident and profoundly instructive. With true womanly feeling, she envies the mother of such a wonderful Teacher. Well, and higher and better than she had said as much before her (Lu 1:28, 42); and our Lord is far from condemning it. He only holds up--as "blessed rather"--the hearers and keepers of God's word; in other words, the humblest real…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:28

• Doer
• Jesus, the Christ
• Obedience
• Pharisees
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings