Luke 11:27 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

²⁷ While he was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ Now it occurred that as He was saying these things, a certain woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, Blessed (happy and to be envied) is the womb that bore You and the breasts that You sucked!

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁷ While Jesus was saying these things, a certain woman in the crowd spoke up: “Happy is the mother who gave birth to you and who nursed you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ And it happened that, when he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ 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.

Luke 11:27 Cross References

Proverbs 23:25

Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice.

Luke 1:28

And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Luke 1:42

and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Luke 1:48

for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;

Luke 11:26

Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and live there; and the last state of that person is worse than the first.”

Luke 23:29

For the days are surely coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’