Martha and Mary
Luke 10:38
In 9 translations
- BSB
- As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
- 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.
- WEB
- As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
- ASV
- Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
- LSV
- And it came to pass, in their going on, that He entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, received Him into her house,
- YLT
- And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house,
- DBY
- And it came to pass as they went that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.
- DRC
- Now it came to pass as they went, that he entered into a certain town: and a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house.
- GNV
- Nowe it came to passe, as they went, that he entred into a certaine towne, and a certaine woman named Martha, receiued him into her house.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Ἐγένετο (“it came to pass”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τὸν (“the”); Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort read τὴν (“the”).
- Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read οἶκον (“house”); Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort read οἰκίαν (“house”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτῆς (“of her”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐν elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include εἰς (“into”); NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010) do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
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- SBLGNT: Ἐν δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἐν δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν.
- SBLGNT: αὐτοὺς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτοὺς; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add καὶ.
- SBLGNT: αὐτὸν. Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτὸν; Westcott and Hort (1881) read αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτοὺς αὐτὸς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς κώμην τινά· γυνὴ δέ τις ὀνόματι Μάρθα ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν.
- RP2018
- Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτούς, καὶ αὐτὸς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς κώμην τινά· γυνὴ δέ τις ὀνόματι Μάρθα ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτούς, καὶ αὐτὸς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς κώμην τινά· γυνὴ δέ τις ὀνόματι Μάρθα ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.
- SCR1894
- εγενετο δε εν τω πορευεσθαι αυτους και αυτος εισηλθεν εις κωμην τινα γυνη δε τις ονοματι μαρθα υπεδεξατο αυτον εις τον οικον αυτης
Who and where
👤 Martha◆ Jesus meets Martha and Mary
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
MarthaMaryBethanyGuestLazarusOlives, Mount ofText and Manuscripts of the New TestamentFriendshipHospitalityPapyrus
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Cross-references most cited first
- John 11:19–20and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother. So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.
- John 11:1–5At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.) So…
- John 12:1–3Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table…
- Luke 8:2–3as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These…
- Acts 16:15And when she and her household had been 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 but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
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