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Luke 10:38-40

Jesus and Martha

10:38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus¹ entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.² 10:39 She³ had a sister named Mary, who sat⁴ at the Lord’s feet⁵ and listened to what he said. 10:40 But Martha was distracted⁶ with all the preparations she had to make,⁷ so⁸ she came up to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care⁹ that my sister has left me to do all the work¹⁰ alone? Tell¹¹ her to help me.”

¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tc Most mss have “into the house” (Ì^3vid א C L Ξ 33 579 pc) or “into her house” (א¹ A C² D W Θ Ψ 070 Ë^1,13 Ï lat) at the end of the sentence. But the English translation masks the multitude of variants: Different forms of “house” (οἰκίαν [oikian], οἶκον [oikon]) and “her” occur (see TCGNT 129). These variations argue against authenticity; they no doubt arose because of the abrupt ending of the sentence (the Greek is more literally translated simply as “Martha received him”), prompting copyists to add the location. The shorter reading is found in Ì^45,75 B sa.

tn For the meaning “to welcome, to have as a guest” see L&N 34.53.

³tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁴tn This reflexive makes it clear that Mary took the initiative in sitting by Jesus.

⁵sn The description of Mary sitting at the Lord’s feet and listening to him makes her sound like a disciple (compare Luke 8:35).

⁶sn The term distracted means “to be pulled away” by something (L&N 25.238). It is a narrative comment that makes clear who is right in the account.

⁷tn Grk “with much serving.”

⁸tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that the following was a result of Martha’s distraction.

⁹tn The negative οὐ (ou) used with the verb expects a positive reply. Martha expected Jesus to respond and rebuke Mary.

¹⁰tn Grk “has left me to serve alone.”

¹¹tn The conjunction οὖν (oun, “then, therefore”) has not been translated here.

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