Luke 11:27-29

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People Who Are Truly Blessed

²⁷ As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out to Jesus, “Blessed is the ·mother who gave birth to you [^Lthe womb that bore you] and [^Lthe breasts that] nursed you.”

²⁸ But Jesus said, “·No [^LRather; On the contrary], blessed are those who hear the ·teaching [word] of God and ·obey [practice; keep] it.”

The People Want a Miracle^(A)

²⁹ As the crowd grew larger, Jesus ·said [began to say], “·The people who live today are evil [^LThis generation is an evil/wicked generation]. They ·want to see [seek] a ·miracle for a sign [^Lsign], but no sign will be given them, except the sign of Jonah [Matt. 12:39–40].