 | London female mission - 1838 - 444 pages
...alienation, but to turn the current of Martha's feelings and to endear the sisters to each other : " Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about...needful, and Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her." Though we are not particularly informed of the effect of this reproof,... | |
 | William Buell Sprague - 1838 - 346 pages
...all my circumstances. What can I desire more ? I was yesterday composed by reading Luke, x. 38-42. " Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about...needful. And Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her." Instead of being troubled about the things of time and sense, I... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin - Congregational churches - 1839 - 670 pages
...all my circumstances. What can I desire more 1 I was yesterday composed by reading Luke, x. 38-42. " Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about...needful. And Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her." Instead of being troubled about the things of time and sense, I... | |
 | William Buell Sprague - 1839 - 316 pages
...all my circumstances. What can I desire more ? I was yesterday composed by reading Luke, x. 38-42. " Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about...needful. And Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her." Instead of being troubled about the things of time and sense, I... | |
 | Kimberli Ruth Ayers - Religion - 2004 - 114 pages
...KJV And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus'feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him,...needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. I love hosting family birthday dinners! 1 can spend days getting... | |
 | George MacLean Aku - Religion - 2004 - 114 pages
...Luke. "And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him,...needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her" (Luke 10: 39-42). Mary sat at the feet of Jesus and heard the word.... | |
 | Walter Curtis Lichfield - Bible - 2004 - 638 pages
...And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 40. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him,...to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many... | |
 | Gene E. Bradley - Christian life - 2004 - 162 pages
...preparing the meal and fretted because her sister wouldn't help. She complained to Jesus who responded, "Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about...thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part ..." (Luke 10) 1 could see the folly of "busy-ness" instead of deep prayer. The second lesson from... | |
 | Marilyn Färdig Whiteley, Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion - Religion - 2005 - 323 pages
...house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus's feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him,...needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. — Luke 10:3 8-42 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased... | |
 | Michael McKeon - History - 2005 - 1864 pages
...house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him,...needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.?' In the long tradition of biblical commentary this gospel scene... | |
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And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things ; but one thing is needful. And Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. 
