Luke 10:40
But Martha was encumbered with much serving; and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care that my sister left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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.
41And Jesus answering said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things.
Cross References
Matthew 14:15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: The place is desert, and the time is already passed away; dismiss the multitudes, that they may go away into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Mark 3:21And hearing of it, his kinsmen went out to lay hold of him; for they said: He is beside himself.
Luke 12:29And ye, seek not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, and be not of a doubtful mind.
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 →