As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, 'Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.' Jesus replied, 'Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.' Jesus redirects from biological motherhood to spiritual responsiveness.
It's not an insult to Mary. It's an expansion—anyone who responds to God's word and lives accordingly is blessed in this way. Spiritual relationship supersedes biological.
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