KJV King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
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Luke 10:41
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,
ASV American Standard Version
But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to her, ‘Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,
Surrounding context — Luke 10
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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ἈποκριθεὶςG611 · apokrinōto answerδὲG1161 · dethenεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῇG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκύριος·G2962 · kurioslord: GodΜάρθαG3136 · MarthaMarthaΜάρθα,G3136 · MarthaMarthaμεριμνᾷςG3309 · merimnaōto worryκαὶG2532 · kaiandθορυβάζῃG2350 · thorubeōto make commotionπερὶG4012 · periaboutπολλά,G4183 · polusmuch
Cross-references
Philippians 4:6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.Mark 4:19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.Matthew 6:25-34Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Luke 8:14And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of [this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.Luke 12:22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.1 Corinthians 7:32-35But 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:Ecclesiastes 6:11Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what [is] man the better?
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