Bible Strands
Luke 10:38
As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus concludes the parable of the merciful neighbor and transitions to a new narrative as He travels with His disciples into a village. A woman named Martha welcomes Him into her home.
The words — The Greek phrase Ἐγένετο (Egeneto) translates literally to "it came to pass," marking a narrative shift. The participle πορεύεσθαι (poreuesthai) means "proceeding" or "traveling," describing the movement of Jesus and His companions.
The thread — This account of Martha hosting Jesus in a village reappears in John 11:1 and John 12:1, which identify the location as Bethany and link her to her sister Mary and brother Lazarus. John 11:19 further notes that many Jews visited the sisters to console them.
Why it lands — The text records the factual arrival of Jesus at a private residence, establishing the physical setting for the subsequent interaction with Martha and Mary. Readers are presented with the concrete reality of hospitality as the immediate context for Jesus' teaching.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Now 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.
Cross-references
- John 11:19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
- John 11:1 At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
- John 12:1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- Luke 8:2 as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
- Acts 16:15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
- 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.