40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care(A) that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”[a](B)

41 The Lord[b] answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,(C) 42 but one thing is necessary.[c](D) Mary has made the right choice,[d] and it will not be taken away from her.”

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Footnotes

  1. 10:40 Or tell her to help me
  2. 10:41 Other mss read Jesus
  3. 10:42 Some mss read few things are necessary, or only one
  4. 10:42 Lit has chosen the good part, or has chosen the better portion; = the right meal

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