Luke 11:28

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping `it'!'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Αὐτὸς δὲ εἶπεν, Μενοῦνγε, μακάριοι οἱ ἀκούοντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ φυλάσσοντες αὐτόν.

Transliteration

But he eipen, Menounge, makarioi the ones akouontes the logon of Theou, and phulassontes it.

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - said/spoke
• *Menounge*: particle of strong affirmation - rather/indeed/on the contrary
• *makarioi*: adjective, nominative masculine plural - blessed/happy
• *akouontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - hearing/listening to
• *logon*: noun, accusative masculine singular - word/message
• *Theou*: noun, genitive masculine singular - God/deity
• *phulassontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - keeping/guarding

Word Meanings

• *Menounge*: rather/indeed/on the contrary/yes rather
• *makarioi*: blessed/happy/fortunate
• *akouontes*: hearing/listening to/heeding
• *logon*: word/message/saying
• *phulassontes*: keeping/guarding/observing

Referenced Verses

• Luke 6:47-48 : 47 Every one who is coming unto me, and is hearing my words, and is doing them, I will shew you to whom he is like; 48 he is like to a man building a house, who did dig, and deepen, and laid a foundation upon the rock, and a flood having come, the stream broke forth on that house, and was not able to shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.
• Luke 8:21 : 21 and he answering said unto them, `My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'
• Jas 1:21-25 : 21 wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls; 22 and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves, 23 because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror, 24 for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was; 25 and he who did look into the perfect law -- that of liberty, and did continue there, this one -- not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work -- this one shall be happy in his doing.
• Isa 48:17-18 : 17 Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, `I `am' Jehovah thy God, teaching thee to profit, Causing thee to tread in the way thou goest. 18 O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,
• Matt 7:21-25 : 21 `Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name done many mighty things? 23 and then I will acknowledge to them, that -- I never knew you, depart from me ye who are working lawlessness. 24 `Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock; 25 and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded on the rock.
• Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly.
• John 13:17 : 17 if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;
• Ps 1:1-3 : 1 O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat; 2 But -- in the law of Jehovah `is' his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night: 3 And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.
• 1 John 3:21-24 : 21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God, 22 and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do, 23 and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us, 24 and he who is keeping His commands, in Him he doth remain, and He in him; and in this we know that He doth remain in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.
• Ps 119:1-6 : 1 `Aleph.' O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah, 2 O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him. 3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked. 4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently, 5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes, 6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.
• Ps 128:1 : 1 A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.
• Matt 12:48-50 : 48 And he answering said to him who spake to him, `Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?' 49 And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, `Lo, my mother and my brethren! 50 for whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.'
• Rev 22:14 : 14 `Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city;