Luke 10:41

George Lamsa Translation

Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and excited about many things;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,

King James Version (1611)
And Iesus answered, and saide vnto her, Martha, Martha, thou art carefull, and troubled about many things:

King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

English Standard Version
But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

New American Standard Bible
But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things;

New Century Version
But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things.

Amplified Bible
But the Lord replied to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered and anxious about so many things;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;

Legacy Standard Bible
But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things,

Berean Standard Bible
"Martha, Martha," the Lord replied, "you are worried and upset about many things.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord answered, "Martha, Martha! You are worried and upset about so many things,

Complete Jewish Bible
However, the Lord answered her, "Marta, Marta, you are fretting and worrying about so many things!

Darby Translation
But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things;

Easy-to-Read Version
But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are getting worried and upset about too many things.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iesus answered, and said vnto her, Martha, Martha, thou carest, and art troubled about many things:

Good News Translation
The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You are worried and troubled over so many things,

Lexham English Bible
But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things!

Literal Translation
But answering Jesus said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

American Standard Version
But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

Bible in Basic English
But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua answered her, "Marta, Marta, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

International Standard Version
The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You worry and fuss about a lot of things.

Etheridge Translation
Jeshu answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and disturbed about many,

Murdock Translation
Jesus answered, and said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto her: Martha, Martha, thou art carefull, and troubled about many thynges:

English Revised Version
But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

World English Bible
Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Bid her therefore help me. But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha! Thou art careful and hurried about many things:

Weymouth's New Testament
"Martha, Martha," replied Jesus, "you are anxious and worried about a multitude of things;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord answerde, and seide to hir, Martha, Martha, thou art bysi, and art troublid aboute ful many thingis;

Update Bible Version
But the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and upset about many things:

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answered, and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious, and troubled about many things:

New English Translation
But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,

New King James Version
And Jesus [fn] answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.

New Living Translation
But the Lord said to her, "My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!

New Life Bible
Jesus said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.

New Revised Standard
But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But the Lord, answering, said to her - Martha! Martha! thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful and art troubled about many things:

Revised Standard Version
But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Iesus answered and sayde vnto her: Martha Martha thou carest and arte troubled about many thinges:

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to her, `Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iesus answered, and sayde vnto her: Martha Martha, thou takest thought, and combrest thy self aboute many thinges:

Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus replied to her, Martha, Martha, you trouble yourself about a world of cares:

THE MESSAGE
The Master said, "Martha, dear Martha, you're fussing far too much and getting yourself worked up over nothing. One thing only is essential, and Mary has chosen it—it's the main course, and won't be taken from her."

Simplified Cowboy Version
But Jesus said, "Whoa, Martha! Quit worrying and fussin'.

Contextual Overview

³⁸ And it came to pass while they were journeying, he entered into a village; and a woman named Martha received him into her house. ³⁹ And she had a sister whose name was Mary, and she came and sat at the feet of our Lord, and listened to his words. ⁴⁰ But Martha was busy with many household cares, and she came and said to him, My Lord, you do not seem to care that my sister has left me to serve alone? tell her to help me. ⁴¹ Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and excited about many things; ⁴² But one thing is more necessary; and Mary has chosen the good portion for herself, which shall not be taken away from her.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou: Luke 8:14, Luke 21:34, Mark 4:19, 1 Corinthians 7:32-35, Philippians 4:6

many: Ecclesiastes 6:11, Matthew 6:25-34

Reciprocal: Genesis 16:5 - My wrong Luke 22:31 - Simon Luke 22:61 - turned John 20:16 - Mary Acts 9:4 - Saul 1 Corinthians 7:21 - care

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jesus answered and said unto her,.... Calling her by her name, and repeating it, Martha, Martha, which expresses great intimacy and friendship, and much earnestness, and, as it were, pitying her present situation and circumstances:

thou art careful and troubled about many things; intimating, that she was over anxious, and too solicitous, and more thoughtful and careful than she need be: he did not require such preparations for him, and so much attendance; she gave herself an unnecessary trouble in providing so many things for his entertainment, when less would have sufficed; so that instead of joining with her in her request, he reproves her for her over anxious care and solicitude, to have a nice and plentiful feast. The Persic version gives a sense quite contrary to the design of the text, rendering the words thus, "thou art adorned in all things, and hast the preference above many women".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou art careful - Thou art anxious.

Troubled - Disturbed, distracted, very solicitous.

Many things - The many objects which excite your attention in the family. This was probably designed as a slight reproof, or a tender hint that she was improperly anxious about those things, and that she should, with Mary, rather choose to hear the discourses of heavenly wisdom.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 10:41. Thou art careful and troubled — Thou art distracted, μεριμνας, thy mind is divided, (Matthew 13:22,) in consequence of which, τυρβαζη, thou art disturbed, thy spirit is thrown into a tumult.

About many things. — Getting a variety of things ready for this entertainment, much more than are necessary on such an occasion.