Luke 10:41

And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

In Context

40But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, don't You care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

42But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

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Cross References

Mark 4:19and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Luke 12:22Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will wear.

1 Corinthians 7:32But I want you to be without anxiety. The unmarried man cares about the things of the Lord— about how he may please the Lord.

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 →

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