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Selected Verse: Luke 10:41 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 10:41 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] Jesus [2424] answered [611] and said [2036] unto her [846], Martha [3136], Martha [3136], thou art careful [3309] and [2532] troubled [5182] about [4012] many things [4183]: |
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King James |
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Martha, Martha--emphatically redoubling upon the name.
careful and cumbered--the one word expressing the inward worrying anxiety that her preparations should be worthy of her Lord; the other, the outward bustle of those preparations.
many things--"much service" (Luk 10:40); too elaborate preparation, which so engrossed her attention that she missed her Lord's teaching. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Thou art careful - Thou art anxious.
Troubled - Disturbed, distracted, very solicitous.
Many things - The many objects which excite your attention in the family. This was probably designed as a slight reproof, or a tender hint that she was improperly anxious about those things, and that she should, with Mary, rather choose to hear the discourses of heavenly wisdom. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Thou art anxious (μεριμνᾷς)
See on Mat 6:25.
Troubled (θορυβάζῃ)
From θόρυβος, tumult. Anxious denotes the inward uneasiness: troubled, the outward confusion and bustle. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Martha, Martha - There is a peculiar spirit and tenderness in the repetition of the word: thou art careful, inwardly, and hurried, outwardly. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Thou art careful and troubled - Thou art distracted, μεριμνας, thy mind is divided, (see on Mat 13:22 (note)), in consequence of which, τυρβαζῃ, thou art disturbed, thy spirit is thrown into a tumult.
About many things - Getting a variety of things ready for this entertainment, much more than are necessary on such an occasion. |
40 But [1161] Martha [3136] was cumbered [4049] about [4012] much [4183] serving [1248], and [1161] came to him [2186], and said [2036], Lord [2962], dost [3199] thou [4671] not [3756] care [3199] that [3754] my [3450] sister [79] hath left [2641] me [3165] to serve [1247] alone [3441]? bid [2036] her [846] therefore [3767] that [2443] she help [4878] me [3427].
25 Therefore [1223] [5124] I say [3004] unto you [5213], Take no [3361] thought [3309] for your [5216] life [5590], what [5101] ye shall eat [5315], or [2532] what [5101] ye shall drink [4095]; nor yet for [3366] your [5216] body [4983], what [5101] ye shall put on [1746]. Is [2076] not [3780] the life [5590] more than [4119] meat [5160], and [2532] the body [4983] than raiment [1742]?
22 He also [1161] that received seed [4687] among [1519] the thorns [173] is [2076] he that [3778] heareth [191] the word [3056]; and [2532] the care [3308] of this [5127] world [165], and [2532] the deceitfulness [539] of riches [4149], choke [4846] the word [3056], and [2532] he becometh [1096] unfruitful [175].