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 man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.” 38As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. 40But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” 41But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!

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 2:46Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
• Luke 8:35People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
• Deuteronomy 33:3Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching.
• Proverbs 8:34Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!
• Acts 22:3Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.
• 1 Corinthians 7:32I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him.

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