Verse 28

But he sayde: Yea rather happy are they that heare the worde of God, and kepe it.

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 6:47-48 : 47 Whosoeuer commeth to me, & heareth my sayinges, and doth the same, I wyll shewe you to whom he is lyke. 48 He is lyke a man which built an house, and digged deepe, and layde the foundation on a rocke. And when the waters arose, the fludde beat vpon that house, and coulde not moue it: For it was grounded vpon a rocke.
  • Luke 8:21 : 21 He aunswered, and sayde vnto them: My mother & my brethren are these, which heare the worde of God, & do it.
  • Jas 1:21-25 : 21 Wherfore, lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnes, and receaue with mekenesse, the worde that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules. 22 And be ye doers of the worde, and not hearers only, deceauyng your owne selues. 23 For yf any be a hearer of the worde, and not a doer, he is lyke vnto a man beholdyng his bodyly face in a glasse: 24 For he hath considered hym selfe, and is gone his wayes, & hath forgotten immediatly what his fashion was. 25 But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie, and continueth therin he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, shalbe blessed in his deede.
  • Isa 48:17-18 : 17 And thus saith the Lorde God thy redeemer, the holy one of Israel: I am the Lorde thy God which teache thee profitable thynges, and leade thee the way that thou shouldest go. 18 O that thou hadst regarded my commaundementes, then had thy wealthynesse ben as the water streame, and thy ryghteousnesse as the waues flowyng in the sea:
  • Matt 7:21-25 : 21 Not euery one, that sayeth vnto me Lorde, Lorde, shall enter into the kyngdome of heauen: but he that doeth the wyll of my father, which is in heauen. 22 Many wyll say to me in that day, Lorde Lorde, haue we not prophesied thorowe thy name? and thorowe thy name haue cast out deuyls? & done many great workes thorowe thy name? 23 And then wyll I confesse vnto them, I neuer knewe you: Depart from me, ye that worke iniquitie. 24 Therfore, whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man, which buylt his house vpon a rocke: 25 And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not, because it was grounded on a rocke.
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Prayse ye the Lorde. Blessed is the man that feareth God: he hath great delight in his commaundementes.
  • John 13:17 : 17 Yf ye knowe these thynges, happy are ye, yf ye do them.
  • Ps 1:1-3 : 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the vngodly: nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seate of the scornefull. 2 But his delight is in the lawe of God: and in God his lawe exerciseth himselfe day and night. 3 And he shalbe lyke a tree planted by the waters syde, that bryngeth foorth her fruite in due season: and whose leafe wythereth not, for whatsoeuer he doth it shall prosper.
  • 1 John 3:21-24 : 21 Dearely beloued, yf our heart condempne vs not, then haue we boldnesse towarde God. 22 And whatsoeuer we aske, we receaue of hym, because we kepe his commaundementes, and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght. 23 And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement. 24 And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs.
  • Ps 119:1-6 : 1 Aleph. Blessed are those that be perfect in the way: walkyng in the lawe of God. 2 Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies: they seke hym with their whole heart. 3 Truely they walke in his wayes: who do no wickednesse. 4 Thou hast geuen charge: that we shoulde diligently kepe thy commaundementes. 5 I wishe that my wayes were directed: for to kepe thy statutes. 6 I shall take then no shame: when I haue regarde vnto all thy commaundementes.
  • Ps 128:1 : 1 A song of high degrees. He is blessed whatsoeuer he be that feareth God: walking in his waies.
  • Matt 12:48-50 : 48 But he aunswered, and sayde vnto hym that had tolde hym: Who is my mother? or who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched foorth his hande towarde his disciples, & sayde, beholde my mother, and my brethren. 50 For whosoeuer shall do the wyll of my father which is in heauen, the same is my brother, sister, and mother.
  • Rev 22:14 : 14 Blessed are they that do his commaundementes, that their power may be in the tree of lyfe, and may enter in through the gates into the citie.