Luke 10:39 ESV

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 10:38-42

2. Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42)38Now it came to pass, as they went [were journeying], that he entered into a certain 39village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. 40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care41that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And [But] Jesus [the Lord14] answered and... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 10:38-42

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 its nest and the special objects of its tender care. We cannot live in the inn always; we must come at last to our home, either in this world or the next. He who had welcomed the crowds was now welcomed for His own dear sake. Martha and Mary each gave of her best. Each had her own sphere; one... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 10:1-42

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 truth concerning the kingdom of evil, in the words, "I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven," and then warned them not to rejoice in their apparent success, but rather in their relationship to that kingdom from which Satan had fallen. A lawyer asked Him, 'Who is my neighbour?" and the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 10:38-42

Martha and Mary Luke 10:38-42 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 the first man: Jesus Christ, the Second. Adam was the head of one race; Jesus Christ is the Head of another race. In Adam all die; in Christ all are made alive. Jesus Christ did not have a human nature in the sense that nature is defined in the dictionary as "belonging or relating to man."... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 10:38-42

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 sisters is but the type of every Christian home, where Christ is or ought to be a perpetual guest, to be listened to with the inward service of Mary, or worked for with the active service of Martha. Every family is interested in this story, and perhaps needs in different ways its warning. I. These are... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:1-42

Jesus Sets His Face Towards Jerusalem Followed By Centring on the Lord’s Prayer For The Evangelisation of the World (9:51-11:54). This section commences with Jesus setting His face towards Jerusalem because the time for Him to be received up (as mentioned in Luke 9:22; Luke 9:31; Luke 9:44) is approaching, and it centres around the Lord’s Prayer for the evangelisation of the world (Luke 11:1-4) which is exemplified throughout. This is apparent from an analysis: a ‘And it came about when the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:38-42

At Home With Martha and Mary (10:38-42). As Luke is building up to the eventual giving of the Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11:1-4) we have seen how He has prepared for ‘Father’ (Luke 10:21-22; Luke 11:11-13), and ‘Hallowed be your name, your Kingly Rule come’ (Luke 9:52 to Luke 10:20). He has also given an example of a man who had forgiven the one who had trespassed against him. We now have the first of two passages which cover, ‘give us today tomorrow’s bread’. In this first passage Jesus is provided... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:39

‘And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet, and heard his word.’ But while Martha was busy preparing the meal, wanting to give the Lord the best she could, Mary her sister sat at ‘the Lord’s feet’ and listened to His teaching. She not only received Him but also ‘heard His word’. Note the use of ‘Lord’ in what seems such a homely context. She was sat there because He was her Lord, not because He was her friend (although He was both). It represented total submission. Many... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:38-42

Luke 10:38-: . 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 complement of the active. The village is not named; the Fourth Gospel says sisters of these names lived at Bethany. Martha is anxious to give her guest a fitting meal. He replies that she need not worry about a variety of dishes; few, or indeed one ( cf. mg.) , will suffice Him,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 10:38-39

Interpreters think this village was Bethany, and that this Martha and Mary were the same which are mentioned John 11:2. Inns probably were not so frequent then, and in those places, as they are now, so as strangers were often received in private houses. Christ loseth no opportunity of preaching the gospel; while they were preparing supper, he was entertaining the family with the glad tidings of the gospel, the feast of fat things made upon the mountain, Isaiah 25:6. The lips of the righteous... read more

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 10:38-42

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 10:38-42

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 10:1-42

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 10:38-42

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 10:38-42

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:1-42

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:38-42

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:39

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:38-42

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 10:38-39

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