Martha and Mary

Luke 10

38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named p Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, q who also r sat at 1 Jesus' feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me." 41 And 2 Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 "But s one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."

  1. Cross References
    John 11:1
    Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
    John 12:2
    There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
    John 12:3
    Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
  2. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 7:32 - 40
    But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord - how he may please the Lord.
  3. Cross References
    Luke 8:35
    Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
    Acts 22:3
    I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers' law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 27:4
    One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple.
    John 6:27
    "Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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