KJV King James Version
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 10:39
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
WEB World English Bible
She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
ASV American Standard Version
And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet, and heard his word.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,
Surrounding context — Luke 10
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
38 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.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
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.
41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandτῇδεG3592 · hode, hēdethisἦνG1510 · eimito beἀδελφὴG79 · adelphēsisterκαλουμένηG2564 · kaleōto call: callΜαριάμ.G3137 · MariaMaryἣG3739 · hos, hēwhichκαὶG2532 · kaiandπαρακαθεσθεῖσαG3869 · parakathizōto sit byπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἤκουενG191 · akouōto hearτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγονG3056 · logoswordαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Proverbs 8:34Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.Luke 8:35Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.Acts 22:3I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.Luke 2:46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.Deuteronomy 33:3Yea, he loved the people; all his saints [are] in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; [every one] shall receive of thy words.1 Corinthians 7:32-40But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:John 11:1Now a certain [man] was sick, [named] Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
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