Discovery BoxLuke 11:28 
Context11:28 But he replied, 1 “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey 2 it!”
Luke 11:31
Context11:31 The queen of the South 3 will rise up at the judgment 4 with the people 5 of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, 6 something greater 7 than Solomon is here!
1 tn Grk “said.”
2 sn This is another reference to hearing and doing the word of God, which here describes Jesus’ teaching; see Luke 8:21.
3 sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.
4 sn For the imagery of judgment, see Luke 10:13-15 and 11:19. The warnings are coming consistently now.
5 tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anhr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as is the case here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1, 2). The same term, translated the same way, occurs in v. 32.
6 tn Grk “behold.”
7 sn The message of Jesus was something greater than what Solomon offered. On Jesus and wisdom, see Luke 7:35; 10:21-22; 1 Cor 1:24, 30.
