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 Living Translation (NLT)Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.

Context of Luke 10:39

37And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” 38Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” 41And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled 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 2:46Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
• Luke 8:35Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
• Deuteronomy 33:3Yes, He loves the people; All His saints are in Your hand; They sit down at Your feet; Everyone receives Your words.
• Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
• Acts 22:3“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today.
• 1 Corinthians 7:32But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord.

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
• Careful
• Chance
• Fall
• Hire
• Mercy
• Trouble
• Foot
• Lazarus
• Luke, the Gospel of

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