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Luke 11:28

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Luke 11:28 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

    BBE

  • But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep [it].

    DBY

  • But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

    WEB

  • And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping `it'!'

    YLT

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

    ENG

  • But he said, Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

    WBT

  • But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

    BSB

In context

26Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

27And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

29And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

30For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

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