Luke 11:28
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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.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

He
Αὐτὸς (Autos)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

replied,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Blessed
μακάριοι (makarioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3107: Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.

rather
Μενοῦν (Menoun)
Particle
Strong's Greek 3304: Nay rather; indeed, truly, really. From Not Used and oun and ge; so then at least.

[are] those who
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

hear
ἀκούοντες (akouontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

word
λόγον (logon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

of God
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

obey it.”
φυλάσσοντες (phylassontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5442: Probably from phule through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. Be on guard; by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid.


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

And He said, "No rather, blessed are those hearing the word of God and keeping it."

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

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

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

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

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

"Nay rather," He replied, "they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it."

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

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