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Luke 11:28
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
from True Blessedness, Luke 11:27-28
What it says

Jesus says that those who hear God’s word and keep it are blessed instead.

What it is doing

The verse redefines blessedness around hearing and obedience.

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.”