Study it in the app“But Martha was distracted with much serving; and coming up, she said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.””
ButδὲMarthaἡ Μάρθαwas distractedπεριεσπᾶτοwithπερὶmuchπολλὴνserving;διακονίανandδὲcoming up,ἐπιστᾶσαshe said,εἶπεν“Lord,Κύριεdo youσοιnotοὐcareμέλειthatὅτιmy sisterἡ ἀδελφή μουhas leftκατέλειπενmeμεto serveδιακονεῖνalone?μόνηνTellεἰπὲherαὐτῇthenοὖνtoἵναhelpσυναντιλάβηταιme.”μοι
Martha
Martha: sister of Mary and Lazarus, in Bethany.
Where else “Martha” appearsbe distracted
Be distracted, be pulled away by much busyness.
Where else “periespato” appearsmuch
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “pollēn” appearsserving
Attending to the needs of others, like the meal of the house.
Where else “diakonian” appearsstand by
To suddenly appear beside someone.
Where else “epistasa” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appearsbe of concern
Matter, be a concern to someone.
Where else “melei” appearssister
A woman born of the same parents as another.
Where else “adelphē” appearsleave
To go away from a place or person without taking it along.
Where else “kateleipen” appearsserve
To take care of others, help with their needs.
Where else “diakonein” appearsalone
With no one else.
Where else “monēn” appearshelp
Help, take hold together with someone to share a load.
Where else “synantilabētai” appears39And she had a sister called Mary, who also, sitting at the feet of Jesus, was listening to his word.
40 · This verse (above)
41But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things;
1. What it says
What question does the expert in the law ask Jesus, and how does Jesus answer with the story of the Samaritan? (vv. 25-37)
2. What it means
In the story, what do the priest, the Levite and the Samaritan each do on seeing the wounded man? How does Jesus change the question at the end? (vv. 31-36)
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “Go and do likewise.” Who near you needs a concrete help today that you can actually give? (v. 37)
