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Luke 10:40 Explained in Context
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Verse 40. 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.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 10:40 records the speech or response at Luke 10:40 within Luke 10:38–10:42: “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…”.
Read It With
- Luke 10:38–10:42
Read Luke 10:40 with 10:38–10:42. In isolation, this contribution—records the speech or response at Luke 10:40 within Luke 10:38–10:42: “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…”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: Martha welcomes Jesus and labors over service while Mary sits among learners; Martha voices isolation, and Jesus answers her anxiety and identifies Mary's chosen portion.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Luke 10:40 records the speech or response at Luke 10:40 within Luke 10:38–10:42: “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…”. This precise contribution belongs inside “Mary Listens while Martha Names Overload” because Martha welcomes Jesus and labors over service while Mary sits among learners; Martha voices isolation, and Jesus answers her anxiety and identifies Mary's chosen portion.
What Remains True
Luke 10:40 records the speech or response at Luke 10:40 within Luke 10:38–10:42: “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…”. Read inside Luke 10:38–10:42, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: Martha welcomes Jesus and labors over service while Mary sits among learners; Martha voices isolation, and Jesus answers her anxiety and identifies Mary's chosen portion. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- Luke 10:40 records the speech or response at Luke 10:40 within Luke 10:38–10:42: “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…”. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Receive attentive learning and name overloaded service without humiliating either woman; redistribute labor and resist using this scene to confine women or shame practical care.
Continue in Context
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Read Luke 10:38–10:42 — Mary Listens while Martha Names OverloadSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 10:38–10:42, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 10:38–10:42
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 10:38–10:42
Open source ↗