Luke 11:27
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
KJV
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ λέγειν αὐτὸν ταῦτα ἐπάρασά τις φωνὴν γυνὴ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου εἶπεν αὐτῷ· μακαρία ἡ κοιλία ἡ βαστάσασά σε καὶ μαστοὶ οὓς ἐθήλασας.
Greek NT
Factum est autem, cum hæc diceret : extollens vocem quædam mulier de turba dixit illi : Beatus venter qui te portavit, et ubera quæ suxisti.
Vulgate
And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.
ASV
And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
21 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- φωνὴν γυνὴ — SBLGNT
- φωνὴν γυνὴ — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- γυνὴ φωνὴν — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- Luke 1:28 — And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
- Luke 1:42 — And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
- Luke 1:45 — And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
- Luke 1:48 — For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
- Luke 8:21 — And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
- Mark 3:34 — And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- Matt 11:6 — And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
- Matt 12:50 — For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- Prov 23:25 — Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.