Focused Passage

Luke 10:38-42

The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen

Luke moves from kingdom mission in the harvest field to judgment against unresponsive cities, from rejoicing over authority to rejoicing over heavenly belonging, from divine revelation to humble reception, from legal questioning to costly mercy, and from anxious service to the better portion of listening to Jesus.

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38As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.

40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

41“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.

42But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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Verse 38

Original words

AsδὲG1161Conjunction. . .ἘνG1722PrepositiontheyαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singulartraveled alongπορεύεσθαιG4198Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive[Jesus]αὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularenteredεἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositionaτινάG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularvillageκώμηνG2968Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[where]δέG1161ConjunctionaτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularwomanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularnamedὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularMarthaΜάρθαG3136Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwelcomedὑπεδέξατοG5264Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularinto〈εἰςG1519Preposition[her]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularhomeοἰκίαν〉G3614Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 39

Original words

SheτῇδεG3592Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionhadἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara sisterἀδελφὴG79Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularnamedκαλουμένηG2564Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularMaryΜαριάμG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwhoG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionsatπαρακαθεσθεῖσαG3869Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularatπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLord’sΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine Plurallistening toἤκουενG191Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmessageλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 40

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMarthaΜάρθαG3136Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwas distractedπεριεσπᾶτοG4049Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularby all theπερὶG4012Preposition. . .πολλὴνG4183Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularpreparations [to be made]διακονίανG1248Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionShe came to [Jesus]ἐπιστᾶσαG2186Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular[and] saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbdo You not careμέλειG3199Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .σοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularsisterἀδελφήG79Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularhas leftκατέλειπενG2641Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularto serveδιακονεῖνG1247Verb - Present Infinitive ActivealoneμόνηνG3441Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular-οὖνG3767ConjunctionTellεἰπὲ*G2036Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularherαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctionhelpσυναντιλάβηταιG4878Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Verse 41

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MarthaΜάρθαG3136Noun - Vocative Feminine SingularMarthaΜάρθαG3136Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singularyou are worriedμεριμνᾷςG3309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionupsetθορυβάζῃG2350Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012Prepositionmany thingsπολλάG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 42

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ButδέG1161ConjunctiononlyG2228ConjunctiononeἑνόςG1520Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularthingὀλίγωνG3641Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnecessaryχρείαG5532Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-γὰρG1063ConjunctionMaryΜαριὰμG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularhas chosenἐξελέξατοG1586Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargoodἀγαθὴνG18Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularportionμερίδαG3310Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and it]ἥτιςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbwill not be taken away fromἀφαιρεθήσεταιG851Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular

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