Luke 10:40
“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.”
Luke 10:40 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But Martha was busy about much serving. Who stood and said: Lord, hast thou no care that my sister hath left me alone to serve? speak to her therefore, that she help me.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
- DARBYDarby
- Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she went up to Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."
Context: Luke 10
38Now 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.
39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
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.
About Luke 10: The Sending of the Seventy-Two
Jesus teaches the Parable of the Good Samaritan and sends out the seventy-two.
Commentary
Luke 10 is a chapter that speaks to the power of Jesus' ministry and the importance of spreading the gospel. In this chapter, Jesus sends out seventy-two of his disciples to preach the gospel and heal the sick. He instructs them to go out two by two and to take nothing with them but a staff and sandals. He tells them that they will be welcomed in some places and rejected in others, but that they should not be discouraged.