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But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."
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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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But he said (αυτος δε ειπεν). Jesus in contrast turns attention to others and gives them a beatitude (μακαριο). "The originality o…
19th Century
Anglican
Blessed are they that hear the word of God.—The term thus used clearly designates here the message of the Kingdom spoken …
Baptist
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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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he said Christ said "to the woman", Persic version reads, as correcting her, though not denying it, nor reproving her…
Presbyterian
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…
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