Luke 10:39

Luke 10:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
• New International Version (NIV)She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word.

Context of Luke 10:39

37The teacher answered, ‘It was the man who was kind to him.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Yes. So you should go and do the same for other people.’ 38Jesus and his disciples continued their journey. They arrived at a certain village. There, a woman called Martha asked Jesus to come into her home. Martha had a sister called Mary. Mary sat down near Jesus. She was listening to the things that he was teaching. 40But Martha was thinking to herself, ‘I cannot do all this work alone.’ So she went to Jesus. She said, ‘Master, my sister is not helping me with the work. She has left me to do it alone. You surely do not think that this is right! Tell her that she should help me!’ 41The Lord Jesus replied, ‘Martha, Martha, you have troubles in your mind about many things.

Luke 10:39 word by word

καὶ τῇδε ἦν ἀδελφὴ καλουμένη Μαριάμ. ἣ καὶ παρακαθεσθεῖσα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας τοῦ κυρίου ἤκουεν τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• sheὅδεhode hēde tode · thisG3592
• hadεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a sisterἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• satπαρακαθίζωparakathizō · to sit byG3869
• atπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Jesus’ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Jesus’ἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• and heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056

Cross-references for Luke 10:39

• Luke 2:46After three days, they found him in the temple. He was sitting there among the teachers. He was listening to what they were saying. He was also asking them questions.
• Luke 8:35So the people went out from these places to see what had happened. They came to Jesus. The man that the bad spirits had come out of was sitting there, beside Jesus' feet. Now he was wearing clothes and his mind was well again. When the people saw this, they were afraid.
• Deuteronomy 33:3Yes, the Lord loves his people. He takes care of all his holy people. They sit near to him and they listen to his teaching.
• Proverbs 8:34Anyone who listens to me is in a happy place. You can wait outside my home each day, and I will teach you.
• Acts 22:3‘I am a Jew. I was born in Tarsus in the region of Cilicia. I lived here in Jerusalem when I was a boy. I studied God's Law for many years and Gamaliel was my teacher. I learned very well how to obey the laws of our ancestors. I tried to obey God as carefully as all of you do today.
• 1 Corinthians 7:32I do not want you to worry about troubles. A man who has not married wants to serve the Lord. He wants to live in a way that makes the Lord happy.

Commentaries on Luke 10:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Sat at Jesus' feet - This was the posture of the Jewish scholars, while listening to the instructions of the rabbins. It is in this sense that St. Paul says he was brought up at the Feet of Gamaliel, Acts 22:3.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Sat at Jesus‘ feet - This was the ancient posture of disciples or learners. They sat at the “feet” of their teachers - that is, beneath them, in a humble place. Hence, Paul is represented as having been brought up at the “feet” of Gamaliel, Acts 22:3. When it is said that Mary sat at Jesus‘ feet, it means that she was “a disciple” of his; that she listened attentively to his instructions, and was anxious to learn his doctrine.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. 39Mary … sat at the Lord's feet: She took the position of a disciple (compare Acts 22:3). Rabbis (Jewish religious teachers with authority) usually did not have female disciples.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. which also--"who for her part," in contrast with Martha. sat--"seated herself." From the custom of sitting beneath an instructor, the phrase "sitting at one's feet" came to mean being a disciple of any one (Ac 22:3). heard--rather, "kept listening" to His word.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 10:39

• Bethany
• Faith
• Feet
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Martha
• Mary

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Careful
• Chance
• Fall
• Hire
• Mercy
• Trouble
• Foot
• Jesus Christ

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