Luke 10:40
But Martha made herself busy with much serving; and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Bid her, therefore, that she help me.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
39And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus, and heard his word.
41But Jesus answered and said to her: Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things:
Cross References
Matthew 14:15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.
Mark 3:21And when his relatives heard of it, they came out to take him; for they said: He is beside himself.
Luke 12:29And seek not what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, and be not in anxious suspense.
Matthew Henry on Luke 10:39-42
Martha and Mary. 38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about… Read the whole commentary →