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Luke 11:27

New International Reader's Version

As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out. She shouted, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”

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May your father and mother be glad. May the woman who gave birth to you be joyful.

The angel greeted her and said, “The Lord has blessed you in a special way. He is with you.”

In a loud voice she called out, “God has blessed you more than other women. And blessed is the child you will have!

He has taken note of me even though I am not considered important. From now on all people will call me blessed.

Then the evil spirit goes and takes seven other spirits more evil than itself. They go in and live there. That person is worse off than before.”

The time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the women who can’t have children! Blessed are those who never gave birth or nursed babies!’