[netmilsmom]

>>Luke 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<<

Hmmmm, I’m not seeing a big NO attached to this at all.
yea = yes.

and rather....
Main Entry: rather
Part of Speech: adverb 1
Definition: moderately
Synonyms: a bit, a little, averagely, comparatively, enough, fairly, kind of, passably, pretty, quite, ratherish, reasonably, relatively, slightly, some, something, somewhat, sort of, tolerably
Source: Roget’s New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)

[DungeonMaster]

1. in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good.
2. in some degree: I rather thought you would regret it.
3. more properly or justly; with better reason: The contrary is rather to be supposed.

I can't believe I had to post from the dictionary for you to understand the use of this word.

[William Terrell]

The reaction of Jesus to two separate calls to attend His mother is clear.