Martha · Martha

What it means

Martha (Μάρθα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Martha”.

Sister of Mary and Lazarus, in Bethany.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Luke×4
• John×9

• Luke 10:38

  Now as they were traveling, he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him.

• Luke 10:40

  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.”

• Luke 10:41

  But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things;

• John 11:1

  Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

• John 11:5

  Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

• John 11:19

  And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother.

• John 11:20

  So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed sitting in the house.

• John 11:21

  So Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

• John 11:24

  Martha says to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”

• John 11:30

  Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him.

• John 11:39

  Jesus says, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, says to him, “Lord, by now he stinks, for it is the fourth day.”

• John 12:2

  So they gave a dinner for him there, and Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him.

And 1 more times.