Luke 10:38

Luke 10:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.

Context of Luke 10:38

36“Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37“The one who showed mercy to him,” he said. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.” While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”

Luke 10:38 word by word

ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτοὺς αὐτὸς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς κώμην τινά. γυνὴ δέ τις ὀνόματι Μάρθα ὑπεδέξατο αὐτόνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• asἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• thatκαίkai · andG2532
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• aκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• aγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• namedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• MarthaΜάρθαMartha · MarthaG3136
• receivedὑποδέχομαιhupodechomai · to receiveG5264
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624

Cross-references for Luke 10:38

• John 11:1Now a man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
• John 12:1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead.
• Luke 8:2and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);
• Acts 16:15After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
• 2 John 1:10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and do not greet him;

Commentaries on Luke 10:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38A certain village - If this village was Bethany, where Martha and Mary lived, at less than two miles' distance from Jerusalem, see John 11:1, John 11:18; John 12:2, then this must have happened later than Luke places it; because, in Luke 19:29, he represents Jesus as having arrived after this at Bethany; and what is said in Luke 13:22, and Luke 17:11, seems to confirm that this visit of Jesus to Martha and Mary ought to be placed later. Bishop Pearce…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38A certain village - Bethany. See John 11:1. It was on the eastern declivity of the Mount of Olives. See the notes at Matthew 21:1. Received him - Received him kindly and hospitably. From this it would seem that “Martha” was properly the mistress of the house. Possibly she was a widow, and her brother Lazarus and younger sister Mary lived with her; and as “she” had the care of the household, this will also show why she was so diligently employed about…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 38-42Verses 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, signifies readiness to receive his word, and submission to the guidance of it. Martha was providing for the entertainment of Christ, and those that came with him. Here were respect to our Lord Jesus and right care of her household affairs. But there was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38-42Martha … Mary: These sisters and their brother Lazarus were good friends of Jesus. They lived in Bethany, east of Jerusalem (see John 11:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-4238. certain village--Bethany (Joh 11:1), which Luke so speaks of, having no farther occasion to notice it. received him ... her house--The house belonged to her, and she appears throughout to be the older sister.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 10:38

• Bethany
• Faith
• Friendship
• Hospitality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Martha
• Mary

In the dictionaries

• Martha
• Careful
• Chance
• Fall
• Hire
• Mercy
• Trouble
• Guest
• Jesus Christ
• Lazarus

Commentaries on Luke 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings