Focused Passage

Luke 11:27-28

Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy

Luke moves from Jesus teaching prayer to the Father’s generosity, from exorcism to kingdom conflict, from sign-seeking to the sign of Jonah, from biological blessing to obedient hearing, and from outward religious appearance to inward corruption exposed by Jesus’ woes.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 27

Cross-references

Luke 1:45 Classic cross-references Luke 1:28 Classic cross-references Luke 8:21 Classic cross-references Matthew 12:50 Classic cross-references Luke 1:48 Classic cross-references

Original words

As δὲ G1161 Conjunction . . . Ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular was saying λέγειν G3004 Verb - Present Infinitive Active these things ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural a τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular woman γυνὴ G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular in ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλου G3793 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular raised ἐπάρασά G1869 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular [her] voice φωνὴν G5456 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [and] said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Blessed Μακαρία G3107 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular [is] the ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular womb κοιλία G2836 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular that bore βαστάσασά G941 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular You σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular and [blessed are] καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the] breasts μαστοὶ G3149 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural that οὓς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural nursed You ἐθήλασας G2337 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

Joshua 1:8 Classic cross-references Psalms 1:1 Classic cross-references Matthew 7:21 Classic cross-references Luke 6:47 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 11:27 Classic cross-references

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction He Αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular replied εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Blessed μακάριοι G3107 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural rather Μενοῦν G3304 Particle [are] those who οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural hear ἀκούοντες G191 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular word λόγον G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction obey it φυλάσσοντες G5442 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural

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