Luke 10:41
New International Version
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,

New Living Translation
But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!

English Standard Version
But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

Berean Standard Bible
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.

Berean Literal Bible
And the Lord answering said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things;

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

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

New American Standard Bible
But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things;

NASB 1995
But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;

NASB 1977
But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;

Legacy Standard Bible
But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things,

Amplified Bible
But the Lord replied to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered and anxious about so many things;

Christian Standard Bible
The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,

American Standard Version
But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But Yeshua answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you take pains and are troubled about many things.”

Contemporary English Version
The Lord answered, "Martha, Martha! You are worried and upset about so many things,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things:

English Revised Version
But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You worry and fuss about a lot of things.

Good News Translation
The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You are worried and troubled over so many things,

International Standard Version
The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You worry and fuss about a lot of things.

Literal Standard Version
And Jesus answering said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disquieted about many things,

Majority Standard Bible
“Martha, Martha,” Jesus replied, “you are worried and troubled about many things.

New American Bible
The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.

NET Bible
But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,

New Revised Standard Version
But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things;

New Heart English Bible
But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answered, and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious, and troubled about many things:

Weymouth New Testament
"Martha, Martha," replied Jesus, "you are anxious and worried about a multitude of things;

World English Bible
Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to her, 'Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Martha and Mary
40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!” 41“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things. 42But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”…

Cross References
Matthew 6:25
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Matthew 6:27
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

Matthew 6:28
And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

Matthew 6:31
Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'

Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

Luke 10:38
As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

Luke 10:40
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!"


Treasury of Scripture

And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are careful and troubled about many things:

thou.

Luke 8:14
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

Mark 4:19
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

many.

Ecclesiastes 6:11
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

Matthew 6:25-34
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? …

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Luke 10
1. Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;
13. pronounces a woe against certain cities.
17. The seventy return with joy;
18. he shows them wherein to rejoice,
21. and thanks his Father for his grace;
23. magnifies the happy estate of his church;
25. teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life,
30. and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;
38. reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister.














(41) And Jesus answered.--The better MSS. give, "And the Lord answered." (See Note on Luke 7:13.)

Martha, Martha.--We note a special tenderness of reproof in the two-fold utterance of the name, of which this and the like iteration of "Simon, Simon," in Luke 22:31, are the only examples in our Lord's recorded utterances during His earthly ministry. (Comp. "Saul, Saul," in Acts 9:4.)

Thou art careful.--The verb is the same as the "take thought" of Matthew 6:25, and throws light upon the meaning of that phrase.

Verse 41. - And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha. There are several notable instances of this repetition of the name by the Master in the New Testament story, and in each case apparently in pitying love. So "Simon, Simon," in Luke 22:31, and "Saul, Saul," in Acts 9:4.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“Martha,
Μάρθα (Martha)
Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3136: Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. Probably of Chaldee origin; Martha, a Christian woman.

Martha,”
Μάρθα (Martha)
Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3136: Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. Probably of Chaldee origin; Martha, a Christian woman.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord
Κύριος (Kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

replied,
Ἀποκριθεὶς (Apokritheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“you are worried
μεριμνᾷς (merimnas)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 3309: To be over-anxious; with acc: To be anxious about, distracted; I care for. From merimna; to be anxious about.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

upset
θορυβάζῃ (thorybazē)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 2350: From thorubos; to be in tumult, i.e. Disturb, clamor.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

many things.
πολλά (polla)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.


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