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Luke 10:42 KJV
Luke · chapter 10 · verse 42
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.Luke 10:42 · King James Version
Luke 10:42 in context
40But 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.
41And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
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Key words (Strong's)
- needfulchreianecessity, need, duty, businessG5532 →
- choseneklegomaito pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one's self, choosing one out of manyG1586 →
- MarymariaMary or Miriam = "their rebellion", Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, a women…G3137 →
- goodagathosof good constitution or nature, useful, salutary, good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful…G18 →
- partmerisa part as distinct from the whole, an assigned part, a portion, shareG3310 →
- awayaphaireōto take from, take away, remove, carry off, to cut offG851 →
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We may observe in this story, I. The entertainment which Martha gave to Christ and his disciples at her house, Luk 10:38. Observe, 1. Christ's coming to the village where Martha lived: As they went (Christ and his disciples together), he and they with him entered into a certain village.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 38-42