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Atomic Bible
Luke 11:27
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!”
from True Blessedness, Luke 11:27-28
What it says

A woman in the crowd blesses the mother who bore and nursed Jesus.

What it is doing

The verse records the crowd’s praise of Jesus’ mother.

In context

27As 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!” 28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”