Luke 11:28

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • 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;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 27 And it came to pass, in his saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to him, `Happy the womb that carried thee, and the paps that thou didst suck!'

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    16 `And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,

    17 for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.

  • 15 And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, `Happy `is' he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'

  • 15 he who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

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    23 And having turned unto the disciples, he said, by themselves, `Happy the eyes that are perceiving what ye perceive;

    24 for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'

  • 32 And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.

  • 21 and he answering said unto them, `My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

  • 3 Happy is he who is reading, and those hearing, the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things written in it -- for the time is nigh!

  • 9 And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • 17 if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

  • 6 and happy is he who may not be stumbled in me.'

  • Luke 6:20-21
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    20 And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: `Happy the poor -- because yours is the reign of God.

    21 `Happy those hungering now -- because ye shall be filled. `Happy those weeping now -- because ye shall laugh.

  • 27 the blessing, when ye hearken unto the commands of Jehovah your God, which I am commanding you to-day;

  • 18 `See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

  • 10 And having called near the multitude, he said to them, `Hear and understand:

  • 9 He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • 15 `And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain `it', and bear fruit in continuance.

  • 16 If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • 29 Jesus saith to him, `Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'

  • 2 and all these blessings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee, because thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God:

  • Mark 4:23-24
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    23 If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

    24 And he said to them, `Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;

  • 45 and happy `is' she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

  • 4 Lo, surely thus is the man blessed who is fearing Jehovah.

  • 34 O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

  • 23 and happy is he whoever may not be stumbled in me.'

  • Luke 6:46-47
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    46 `And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?

    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;

  • 29 for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

  • 2 O the happiness of a man who doth this, And of a son of man who keepeth hold on it, Keeping the sabbath from polluting it, And keeping his hand from doing any evil.

  • 2 O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

  • Luke 8:11-12
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    11 `And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

    12 and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

  • 47 he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

  • 42 and spake out with a loud voice, and said, `Blessed `art' thou among women, and blessed `is' the fruit of thy womb;

  • 21 In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, `I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.

  • 16 and having taken them in his arms, having put `his' hands upon them, he was blessing them.

  • 25 At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

  • 51 verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see -- to the age.'

  • 24 `Verily, verily, I say to you -- He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.

  • 14 and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

  • 21 And he said, `All these I did keep from my youth;'

  • 26 And those who heard, said, `And who is able to be saved?'

  • 7 Lo, I come quickly; happy `is' he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.'

  • 26 saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

  • 28 They said therefore unto him, `What may we do that we may work the works of God?'

  • 8 `Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.