Luke 11:28
Good News Translation
But Jesus answered, "Rather, how happy are those who hear the word of God and obey it!"

New Revised Standard Version
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

Contemporary English Version
Jesus replied, "That's true, but the people who are really blessed are the ones who hear and obey God's message!"

New American Bible
He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Luke 6:47,48 Every one that cometh to me and heareth my words and doth them, I will shew you to whom he is like. . . .

Luke 8:21 Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God and do it.

Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence: . . .

Psalm 112:1 Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments.

Psalm 119:1-6 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. . . .

Psalm 128:1 A gradual canticle. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk in his ways.

Isaiah 48:17,18 Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord thy God that teach thee profitable things, that govern thee in the way that thou walkest. . . .

Matthew 7:21-25 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. . . .

Matthew 12:48-50 But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren? . . .

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

James 1:21-25 Wherefore, casting away all uncleanness and abundance of naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls. . . .

1 John 3:21-24 Dearly beloved, if our heart do not reprehend us, we have confidence towards God. . . .

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb: that they may have a right to the tree of life and may enter in by the gates into the city.

Context
True Blessedness
27And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck. 28But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it. 29And the multitudes running together, he began to say: This generation is a wicked generation. It asketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.…
Cross References
Proverbs 8:32
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

Proverbs 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.

Luke 8:21
Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God and do it.

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

Revelation 1:3
Blessed is he that readeth and heareth the words of this prophecy: and keepeth those things which are written in it. For the time is at hand.

Luke 11:27
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