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Butδὲheαὐτὸςsaid,εἶπεν“Rather,Μενοῦνhappy areμακάριοιthose who hearοἱ ἀκούοντεςthe wordτὸν λόγονof Godτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶkeep it.”φυλάσσοντες
Luke 11:28
Study it in the app“But he said, “Rather, happy are those who hear the word of God and keep it.””
Jesus: blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep itThe Word of God
With the Greek beneath
Luke 11:28, word by word
- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “RatherΜενοῦνMenoun
rather
"Rather", "on the contrary", "indeed".
Where else “Menoun” appears- happy areμακάριοιmakarioi
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “makarioi” appears- those who hearἀκούοντεςakouontes
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouontes” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- keep itφυλάσσοντεςphylassontes
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “phylassontes” appears
The context
27Now 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!”
28 · This verse (above)
29And as the crowds were gathering, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
To study Luke 11 in a group
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?