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Luke 10:40

WEB

40But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”

KJV

40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

BSB

40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

FBV

40[+] Martha was concerned about all that needed to be done to prepare the meal, so she came to Jesus and said, “Master, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to come and help me!”

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Extra References

John 6:27

27Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”

Luke 12:29

29“Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

Matthew 14:15

15When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

Matthew 16:22

22Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”

Jonah 4:1-4

1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. 2He prayed to the LORD, and said, “Please, LORD, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm. 3Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

4The LORD said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

Mark 3:21

21When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”

Luke 9:55

55But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.