Luke 10:39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said.

English Standard Version
And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching.

New American Standard Bible
She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word.

King James Bible
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and was listening to what He said.

International Standard Version
She had a sister named Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and kept listening to what he was saying.

American Standard Version
And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting also at the Lord's feet, heard his word.

Darby Bible Translation
And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.

Young's Literal Translation
and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,

Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:3
Yes, he loved the people; all his saints are in your hand: and they sat down at your feet; every one shall receive of your words.

2 Kings 4:38
And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

Luke 8:35
Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

Luke 10:42
But one thing is needful: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:19
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

John 12:3
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

Acts 22:3
I am truly a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as you all are this day.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

10:38-42 A good sermon is not the worse for being preached in a house; and the visits of our friends should be so managed, as to make them turn to the good of their souls. Sitting at Christ's feet, signifies readiness to receive his word, and submission to the guidance of it. Martha was providing for the entertainment of Christ, and those that came with him. Here were respect to our Lord Jesus and right care of her household affairs. But there was something to be blamed. She was for much serving; plenty, variety, and exactness. Worldly business is a snare to us, when it hinders us from serving God, and getting good to our souls. What needless time is wasted, and expense often laid out, even in entertaining professors of the gospel! Though Martha was on this occasion faulty, yet she was a true believer, and in her general conduct did not neglect the one thing needful. The favour of God is needful to our happiness; the salvation of Christ is needful to our safety. Where this is attended to, all other things will be rightly pursued. Christ declared, Mary hath chosen the good part. For one thing is needful, this one thing that she has done, to give up herself to the guidance of Christ. The things of this life will be taken away from us, at the furthest, when we shall be taken away from them; but nothing shall separate from the love of Christ, and a part in that love. Men and devils cannot take it away from us, and God and Christ will not. Let us mind the one thing needful more diligently.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

39. which also—"who for her part," in contrast with Martha.

sat—"seated herself." From the custom of sitting beneath an instructor, the phrase "sitting at one's feet" came to mean being a disciple of any one (Ac 22:3).

heard—rather, "kept listening" to His word.