Study it in the app“Now it happened, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Happy is the womb that carried you, and the breasts that you nursed at!””
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happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legein” appearswoman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appearscrowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlou” appearslift up
To hold something high: eyes, hands, voice.
Where else “eparasa” appearsvoice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appearsblessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “Makaria” appearswomb
The place where a mother carries her child before birth.
Where else “koilia” appearscarry
To hold something in hand or on one's back.
Where else “bastasasa” appearsbreast
Breast.
Where else “mastoi” appearsnurse at breast
Feed at the mother's breast.
Where else “ethēlasas” appears26Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that person becomes worse than the first.”
27 · This verse (above)
28But he said, “Rather, happy are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
1. What it says
When the disciples ask to be taught to pray, what does Jesus tell them to say, and what stories does he add? (vv. 1-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says “ask, seek, knock” and compares God to a father who gives good gifts. What does that teach about what God is like? (vv. 9-13)
3. How I live it
What concrete thing would you like to ask God today, with the trust a child has when speaking to a father?
