Luke 10:40-42
New King James Version
40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41 And [a]Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But (A)one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
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- Luke 10:41 NU the Lord
Luke 10:40-42
English Standard Version
40 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.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are (A)anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary.[a] Mary has chosen (B)the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
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- Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts few things are necessary, or only one
Luke 10:40-42
New American Standard Bible
40 But (A)Martha was distracted with [a]all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do the serving [b]by myself? Then tell her to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered and said to her, “(B)Martha, Martha, you are (C)worried and distracted by many things; 42 (D)but only one thing is necessary; for (E)Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
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- Luke 10:40 Lit much service
- Luke 10:40 Lit alone
路加福音 10:40-42
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
40 玛大为了招待客人忙乱不已，于是上前对耶稣说：
“主啊，我妹妹让我一个人伺候大家，你都不管吗？请你叫她来帮帮我吧。”
41 耶稣对她说：“玛大，玛大，你为太多事情忧虑烦恼。 42 其实最要紧的事只有一件，玛丽亚选择了上好的，是夺不走的。”
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