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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Context of Luke 11:28

26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first.” 27As he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!” But he replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!” 29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign 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 6:47“Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice – I will show you what he is like:
• Luke 8:21But he replied to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
• Psalms 1:1How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!
• Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.
• Psalms 119:1How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord.
• Psalms 128:1How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!
• Isaiah 48:17This is what the Lord, your protector, says, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who leads you in the way you should go.
• Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
• Matthew 12:48To the one who had said this, Jesus replied, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”
• John 13:17If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
• James 1:21So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
• 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,
• Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into 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