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.
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Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 38-42)We may observe in this story, I. The entertainment which Martha gave to Christ and his disciples at her house, Luke 10:38. Observe, 1. Christ’s coming to the village where Martha lived: As they went (Christ and his disciples together), he and they with him entered into a certain village . This village was Bethany , nigh to Jerusalem, whither Christ was now going up, and he took this in his way. No…
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