Luke 11:28 He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

◄ Luke 11:28 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

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

New American Standard Bible
But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said, "Even more, those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed!"

International Standard Version
But he said, "Instead, how blessed are those who hear God's word and obey it!"

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

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

11:27,28 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

27, 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 saint of God. (See on [1637]Mt 12:49, 50.) How utterly alien is this sentiment from the teaching of the Church of Rome, which would excommunicate any one of its members who dared to talk in the spirit of this glorious saying! (Also see on [1638]Mt 12:43.)