21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
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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. …
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-21)The former paragraph began with an account of Christ’s industry in preaching (Luke 8:1); this begins with an account of the people’s industry in hearing, Luke 8:4. He went into every city , to preach; so they, one would think, should have contented themselves to hear him when he came to their own city (we know those that would); but there were those here that came to him out of every city , would…
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