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Luke 10:41
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus answers Martha directly after she has complained that Mary has left her to serve alone, using the same title "Lord" she addressed him with.
The words — The supplied Greek shows the name Martha repeated in the vocative (Μάρθα, Μάρθα), a direct-address form that arrests her before the correction lands.
The thread — The same pattern of worry weighing down or choking the life of faith recurs in Mark 4:19, Luke 21:34, and Philippians 4:6.
Why it lands — Jesus names the division of attention before offering the remedy in the next verse, forcing the reader to identify what they are "worried and upset about."
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
Cross-references
- Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Mark 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Luke 21:34 But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- 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?
- Luke 8:14 The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
- Luke 12:22 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
- 1 Corinthians 7:32 I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
- Ecclesiastes 6:11 For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?