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27 It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!”

28 But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

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True Blessedness

27 As Jesus[a] was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and told him, “How blessed is the womb that gave birth to you and the breasts that nursed you!”

28 But he said, “Instead, how blessed are those who hear God’s word and obey it!”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:27 Lit. he