Luke 11:27-28

Luke 11:27-28

[27] And  it came to pass,  as  he  spake  a certain  woman  of  the company  lifted up  her voice,  and said  unto him,  Blessed  is the womb  that bare  and  the paps  which  thou hast sucked.  [28] But  he  said,  Yea rather,  blessed  are they that hear  the word  of God,  and  keep  it. 

What does Luke 11:27-28 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Instead of attacking Jesus" works, His critics should have received and obeyed His words. A woman"s comment, called out from the crowd, triggered this response from Jesus that provides a fitting conclusion to the previous incident.
The woman expressed how wonderful it must have been for Mary to have given birth to such a son as Jesus. This was an indirect way of complementing Jesus. His response did not reflect unfavorably on Mary. Her privilege as the mother of the Messiah was great indeed (cf. Luke 1:45). However those who heard God"s word of salvation through Jesus and His disciples, believed it, and acted upon it had an even greater position. The implication that His hearers should do so was obvious. In the immediate context, the word of God was the teaching that Jesus had been giving. Jesus" words should also warn us against venerating Mary too highly.
"Such praise must have been peculiarly unwelcome to Christ, as being the exaltation of only His Human Personal excellence, intellectual or moral. It quite looked away from that which He would present: His Work and Mission as the Saviour. Hence it was, although from the opposite direction, as great a misunderstanding as the Personal depreciation of the Pharisees." [1]