Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Luke 10:41
Martha, Martha — There is a peculiar spirit and tenderness in the repetition of the word: thou art careful, inwardly, and hurried, outwardly.
Martha, Martha — There is a peculiar spirit and tenderness in the repetition of the word: thou art careful, inwardly, and hurried, outwardly.
LUKE 10:41-42 merimna|/j kai. qoruba,zh| peri. polla,( e`no.j de, evstin crei,a {C} The rare verb qoruba,zesqai (î3, 45, 75 a B C D L W Q ¦ 1 _al_) seems t...
Verse Luke 10:41. _THOU ART CAREFUL AND TROUBLED_] _Thou art distracted_, μεριμνας, _thy mind is divided_, (Matthew 13:22,) in consequence of which, τυρβαζη, _thou art disturbed_, thy spirit is thrown...
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 slig...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. The Seventy Appointed. (Luke 10:1)_ 2. The Return of the Seventy and the True Rejoicing. (Luke 10:17) 3. Jesus Rejoiced in Spirit. (Luke 10:21) 4. The Question of the Lawyer. ...
MARTHA AND MARY (Lk. only). Perhaps the connexion is that after charity comes faith. The next duty after love of one's neighbour is that of listening to the Gospel. The contemplative life is the compl...
As they journeyed, Jesus entered into a village. A woman called Martha received him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, and she sat at Jesus' feet and kept listening to his word. Martha was...
LABOURERS FOR THE HARVEST (Luke 10:1-16)...
MARTHA, MARTHA. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6. See note on Genesis 22:11. CAREFUL. See note on Matthew 6:25. TROUBLED. agitated. Greek. _turbazomai._ Occurs only here....
Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance._ This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
_Martha_, _Martha_ The repeated name adds additional tenderness to the rebuke, as in Luke 22:31; Acts 9:4. _thou art careful and troubled about many things_ "I would have you without carefulness," 1...
ΘΟΡΥΒΆΖΗΙ. אBCDL. The word is commoner than τυρβάζῃ, but neither occurs again in N. T. θορυβοῦμαι occurs in Matthew 9:23; Mark 5:39; Acts 20:10. ἙΝῸΣ ΔΈ ἘΣΤΙΝ ΧΡΕΊΑ. AC, La[220] Ti[221] The reading of...
THE SISTERS OF BETHANY...
CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31 This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey (probably to the Feast of the...
Ver 38. Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at...
_JESUS VISITS MARTHA AND MARY -- LUKE 10:38-42:_ As Jesus and His disciples were traveling they went into the home of a man named Lazarus, of Bethany; his sisters were Mary and Martha. Martha welcomed...
ΆΠΟΚΡΙΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. (dep.) part., см._ Luke 10:27. ΜΕΡΙΜΝΆΣ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΜΕΡΙΜΝΆΩ (G3309) заботиться, быть озабоченным, беспокоиться, переживать (BAGD). Обозначает умственное возбуждение...
DISCOURSE: 1517 MARTHA AND MARY’S CHARACTERS COMPARED Luke 10:41. _Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful: and Mar...
AND TROUBLED— The word τυρβαζη is no where else used in the New Testament. It seems to express the situation ofa person in a tumultuous crowd, where so many are pressing upon him, that he can scarcely...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Prescribing Knowledge (Luke 10:38-42) 38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a village; and a woman named Martha received him into her house. 39And she had a sister...
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: AND JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HER, MARTHA, MARTHA - emphatically redoubling upon the name....
25 A lawyer, or one versed in the law of Moses, especially in making it a burden for others than themselves (Luk_11:46), would naturally be interested in the Lord's opinion as to what deeds would meri...
THE SEVENTY. THE GOOD SAMARITAN. MARTHA AND MARY 1-16. Choice and mission of the Seventy (peculiar to Lk). Another step in the organisation of the Church. The Seventy receive a subordinate commission,...
JESUS AT THE HOUSE OF MARTHA AND MARY (peculiar to Lk). It is a striking confirmation of the historic truth of the Fourth Gospel, that the characters of the two sisters—the busy, active, hospitable Ma...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 10 JESUS SENDS OUT MORE *DISCIPLES 10:1-12 V1 After this, the *Lord chose 72 other *disciples and sent them out in pairs. He told them to go ahead of...
AND JESUS ANSWERED. — The better MSS. give, “And _the Lord_ answered.” (See Note on Luke 7:13.) MARTHA, MARTHA. — We note a special tenderness of reproof in the two-fold utterance of the name, of whic...
CHAPTER 20 THE TWO SISTERS. Luke 10:38 AT first sight it appears as if our Evangelist had departed from the orderly arrangement of which he speaks in his prelude, in thus linking this domestic scene...
θορυβάζῃ (from θόρυβος, an uproar; τυρβάζῃ T. R., from τύρβη, similar in meaning, neither form again in N. T.), thou art bustled, gently spoken and with a touch of pity. περὶ πολλά : a great day in th...
_Martha and Mary_....
LEARNING THE LORD'S SECRETS Luke 10:38-42; Luke 11:1-4 This Bethany idyl follows the story of the Good Samaritan naturally. The village lay at the end of the long pass from Jericho. Love must have it...
The mission of the seventy is recorded only by Luke. They went forth, sent by Jesus. They returned glad in the victories they had wrought in His name. He received them, and declared to them the whole...
MARTHA AND MARY Luke 10:38-42 “ _And it came to pass_, _while they were going along_, _He came into a certain village_, _and a certain woman_, _by name Martha_, _received Him into her house_; _and the...
5. _Martha and Mary: Luke 10:38-42_. Here is one of the most exquisite scenes which Gospel tradition has preserved to us; it has been transmitted by Luke alone. What surprises us in the narrative is,...
VERS. 41, 42. _The Answer._ Jesus replies to the reproach of Martha by charging her with exaggeration in the activity which she is putting forth. If she has so much trouble, it is because she wishes i...
(38) Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house. (39) And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at...
The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...
_THE TWO SISTERS_ ‘Now it came to pass, as they went, that He entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received Him into her house,’ etc. Luke 10:38 This home of the two sis...
The mission of the seventy follows in chapter 10, a mission important in its character for the development of the ways of God. This character is, in fact, different in some respects from that of the b...
AND JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HER,.... Calling her by her name, and repeating it, Martha, Martha, which expresses great intimacy and friendship, and much earnestness, and, as it were, pitying her p...
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: Ver. 41. _Thou art careful_] Christ prefers attention before attendance. To hearken is better th...
_It came to pass as they went_ As they journeyed to Jerusalem, whither it seems he was going to celebrate the feast of dedication: _he entered into a certain village_ Namely, Bethany, nigh to Jerusale...
CAREFUL; anxious, perplexed. MANY THINGS; with regard to this world....
MARY AND MARTHA....
AND JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HER, MARTHA, MARTHA, THOU ART CAREFUL AND TROUBLED ABOUT MANY THINGS; PLAIN...
THE SENDING OF SEVENTY OTHERS (vs.1-16) As we progress in this Gospel, earthly things tend to recede and heaven comes gradually more into view, specially following the transfiguration (ch.9:8-36) an...
38-42 A good sermon is not the worse for being preached in a house; and the visits of our friends should be so managed, as to make them turn to the good of their souls. Sitting at Christ's feet, sign...
Ver. 41,42. Our Saviour plainly blames Martha for her too great solicitude and trouble to provide a dinner, or supper, for him, who had meat to eat which she was not aware of, it being his meat and dr...
Clement of Alexandria Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved? Such also was what the Lord said to Martha, who was occupied with many things, and distracted and troubled with serving; while she blame...
Luke 10:41 And G1161 Jesus G2424 answered G611 (G5679) said G2036 (G5627) her G846 Martha G3136 Martha...
AT HOME WITH MARTHA AND MARY (10:38-42). As Luke is building up to the eventual giving of the Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:1) we have seen how He has prepared for ‘Father' (Luke 10:21; Luke 11:11), and ‘Hal...
‘But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,” ' Jesus replies gently but firmly. The double use of her name, "Martha, Martha", indicates His...
THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist. A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
CIRCUMSTANCES. There can be little doubt that the persons here spoken of were the _sisters of Lazarus,_ that the place was _Bethany,_ and the time near the feast of Dedication. The two persons have no...
Luke 10:41. MARTHA, MARTHA. The repetition indicates reproof, but the tone is still one of affection. THOU ART ANXIOUS AND TROUBLED. The first word refers more to internal anxiety, the second to the...
ART ANXIOUS (μεριμναις). An old verb for worry and anxiety from μεριζω (μερις, part) to be divided, distracted. Jesus had warned against this in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:25; Matthew 6:28;...
Luke 10:41 The Good Part of Mary. I. It would appear from this incident, on our Saviour's own authority, that there are two ways of serving Him by active business and by quiet adoration. Not as if Hi...
Luke 10:38. Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary which also sat at...
Luke 10:25. _And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy hear...
CONTENTS: The 70 sent out. Jesus denounces Judgment on cities. Parable of the good Samaritan. Martha and Mary entertain Jesus. CHARACTERS: Jesus, 70 witnesses, Satan, lawyer, Martha, Mary. CONCLUSION...
Luke 10:1. _The Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two._ This was after the twelve had returned, and brought reports of the eager cries of the people for the word of life. Some o...
YOU ARE WORRIED AND TROUBLED OVER SO MANY THINGS. The Africans have a proverb: _"Don't sell your elephant to buy medicine for your cat. "_ BUT JUST ONE IS NEEDED. The important thing was the "bread of...
_Martha received Him into her house_ CHRIST’S VISIT TO MARTHA AND MARY I. THE CONDUCT OF CHRIST IS TO BE CONSIDERED. 1. It is observable that as soon as He entered the house, He attended to the gre...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 10:38 VILLAGE. Bethany (see John 12:1; see note on John 11:1). who sat at the Lord’s feet
CHAPTER 10 VER. 1. _After these things the Lord also._ Seventy-two. Vulgate. Dorotheus and others profess to give their names, but Eusebius declares that he knew of no written list of these seventy di...
_And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things._ The repetition of her name, says S. Augustine, "is a sign of affection, or perhaps of a desire...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 10:38. A CERTAIN VILLAGE.—There can be no doubt that this was Bethany, and that the persons mentioned were sisters of Lazarus. The names are not only the same, but the words and...
EXPOSITION LUKE 10:1 _The mission of the seventy. The Lord_'_s words to them of instruction and direction and warning._ LUKE 10:1 AFTER THESE THINGS THE LORD APPOINTED OTHER SEVENTY ALSO. That is...
Now in chapter 10, we read of this commissioning in the sending forth of the seventy, in the contrast to the twelve of chapter 9. After these things (Luke 10:1) Now He is on His way towards Jerusale...
1 Corinthians 7:32; Ecclesiastes 6:11; Luke 21:34; Luke 8:14; Mark
Thou art anxious [μ ε ρ ι μ ν α ς]. See on Matthew 6:25. Troubled [θ ο ρ υ β α ζ η]. From qorubov, tumult. Anxious denotes the inward uneasiness : troubled, the outward confusion and bustle. :Luke 11...
AT JESUS' FEET Luke 10:38 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The subject which we have for this study is appealing inasmuch as it calls the Christian into his proper attitude toward the Lord. Where would we rather...
MARTHA AND MARY Luke 10:38 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. We have before us the human Christ. When we say the human Christ, we do not mean that He was a continuation of the Adamic race and nature. Adam was t...
As if Christ had said, "Martha, Martha,. well know that thou doest all this in love to me, and it is no more that what is thy duty in its proper season; but thou has now an opportunity to hear my word...