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.
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Gill's Exposition
And when the people were gathered thick together,.... Upon this woman's lifting up her voice, and saying the things she did; or rather to see what sign he would give, which some had desired Luk…
A certain woman - One of the crowd. Blessed is the womb ... - She thought that the “mother” of such a person must be especially happy in having such a son. Yea, rather blessed ... - Jesus admits that…
Adam Clarke
A certain woman - lifted up her voice, and said - It was very natural for a woman, who was probably a mother, to exclaim thus. She thought that the happiness of the woman who was mother to such a son…
We had not this passage in the other evangelists, nor can we tack it, as Dr. Hammond does, to that of Christ's mother and brethren desiring to speak with him (for this evangelist also has related that…
Cambridge Bible
27-32. The Womanly Exclamation. The Peril of Privileges abused.
27. Blessed is the womb that bare thee See Luk 1:28; Luk 1:48. "How many women have blessed the Holy Virgin, and desired to be such a…