Luke 10:40

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But Martha was distracted by much serving. So she came to Him and asked, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me.'

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached him and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} Martha{G3136} was cumbered{G4049} about{G4012} much{G4183} serving;{G1248} and{G1161} she came up to him,{G2186} and said,{G2036} Lord,{G2962} dost{G3199} thou{G4671} not{G3756} care{G3199} that{G3754} my{G3450} sister{G79} did leave{G2641} me{G3165} to serve{G1247} alone?{G3441} bid{G2036} her{G846} therefore{G3767} that{G2443} she help{G4878} me.{G3427}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} Martha{G3136} was cumbered{G4049}{(G5712)} about{G4012} much{G4183} serving{G1248}, and{G1161} came to him{G2186}{(G5631)}, and said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Lord{G2962}, dost{G3199} thou{G4671} not{G3756} care{G3199}{(G5719)} that{G3754} my{G3450} sister{G79} hath left{G2641}{(G5627)} me{G3165} to serve{G1247}{(G5721)} alone{G3441}? bid{G2036}{(G5628)} her{G846} therefore{G3767} that{G2443} she help{G4878}{(G5638)} me{G3427}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Martha was combred about moche servinge and stode and sayde: Master doest thou not care that my sister hath leeft me to minister alone? Byd her therfore that she helpe me.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But Martha made hirself moch to do, for to serue him. And she stepte vnto him, and sayde: LORDE, carest thou not, that my sister letteth me serue alone? Byd her therfore, that she helpe me.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But Martha was combred about much seruing, and came to him, and saide, Master, doest thou not care that my sister hath left me to serue alone? bid her therefore, that she helpe me.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But Martha was cumbred about much seruing, and came to hym, & saide: Lorde, doest thou not care that my sister hath lefte me to serue alone? Byd her therfore that she helpe me.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, `Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up to him and said,“Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me.”

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 12:29 : 29 So do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, and do not worry about it.
  • John 6:27 : 27 'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'
  • Jonah 4:1-4 : 1 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. 2 And he prayed to the LORD, saying, 'O LORD, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own land? That is why I tried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from sending calamity. 3 Now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live. 4 But the LORD said, 'Is it right for you to be angry?'
  • Matt 14:15 : 15 When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.'
  • Matt 16:22 : 22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord! This shall never happen to You!"
  • Mark 3:21 : 21 When His family heard about this, they went out to take charge of Him, saying, "He is out of His mind."
  • Luke 9:55 : 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    41 The Lord answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.'

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

  • Luke 10:37-39
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    37 The expert in the law replied, 'The one who showed him mercy.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise.'

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  • John 11:19-24
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    19 Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.

    20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.

    21 Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'

    22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.

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    24 Martha said to him, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.'

  • John 11:28-33
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    28 After she said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside, saying privately, 'The Teacher is here and is asking for you.'

    29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.

    30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.

    31 The Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, saw how Mary quickly got up and went out. They followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to weep there.

    32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'

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    74%

    2 There they prepared a dinner for Him. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

    3 Then Mary took a pound of pure, expensive nard perfume, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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    73%

    5 It could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her harshly.

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    8 She did what she could; she anointed my body beforehand for burial.

  • John 11:1-3
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    1 Now there was a man who was sick, Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

    2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, is the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair.)

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  • John 11:5
    72%

    5 Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

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    10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing for Me.

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    69%

    7 Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of My burial preparation."

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    2 verses
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    39 'Take away the stone,' he said. But Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, 'Lord, by now there is a stench, because he has been dead for four days.'

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    25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

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    68%

    36 'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.

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    23 But Jesus did not answer her a word. So his disciples came to him, urging him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

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    7 Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

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    31 Then He said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a solitary place and rest for a while.' For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have a chance to eat.

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    67%

    13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

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    13 Someone from the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

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    4 Jesus said to her, 'Woman, what does this have to do with me? My time has not yet come.'

  • John 20:16
    66%

    16 Jesus said to her, 'Mary.' She turned and said to him in Aramaic, 'Rabboni!' (which means 'Teacher').

  • Luke 14:22
    66%

    22 ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

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    66%

    27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

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    66%

    24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

  • Mark 15:41
    66%

    41 They had followed Him and cared for His needs in Galilee. Many other women who had come up with Him to Jerusalem were also there.

  • Luke 11:6
    66%

    6 because a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to offer him.”

  • John 11:43
    66%

    43 After saying this, he shouted in a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!'

  • Mark 10:28
    66%

    28 Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!'

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    10 Back at the house, the disciples asked him again about this matter.

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    44 Turning to the woman, He said to Simon, 'Do you see this woman? I entered your house, and you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

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