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A Higher Kind of Blessing
Commentators agree that Jesus is not disrespecting his mother. Instead, he takes the woman's praise about a physical, familial connection and elevates it. He points to a greater, spiritual blessing that is accessible to everyone: a relationship with God through His word. This is not a rebuke, but a redirection to a more profound truth.
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AT Robertson
On Luke 11:28
But he said (αυτος δε ειπεν). Jesus in contrast turns attention to others and gives them a beatitude (μακαριο). "The originality o…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 11:28
19th Century
Bishop
Blessed are they that hear the word of God.—The term thus used clearly designates here the message of the Kingdom spoken …
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 11:27–28
19th Century
Preacher
The enthusiastic woman was so carried away with admiration for Christ that she thought his mother was a highly-favored woman, and she called her "b…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 11:28
This saying provides another instance of Luke’s identification of Jesus’ sayings as the “word of God.” It must not be taken as reflecting unfavorab…
John Gill
On Luke 11:28
17th Century
Pastor
But he said Christ said "to the woman", Persic version reads, as correcting her, though not denying it, nor reproving her…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 11:27–28
17th Century
Minister
While the scribes and Pharisees despised and blasphemed the discourses of our Lord Jesus, this good woman admired them, and the wisdom and power wi…