# Luke 10.42

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 40. But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41. But the Lord answered and said unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:</span>
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> **42. <span class="rl-speech">but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.</span>** (Luke 10:40-42, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 40. But 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.” 41. Jesus answered her, <span class="rl-speech">“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,</span>
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> **42. <span class="rl-speech">but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”</span>** (Luke 10:40-42, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 40. But 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. 41. And Jesus answered and said unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:</span>
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> **42. <span class="rl-speech">But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.</span>** (Luke 10:40-42, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 40. and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.' 41. And Jesus answering said to her, <span class="rl-speech">'Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,</span>
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> **42. <span class="rl-speech">but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'</span>** (Luke 10:40-42, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G1520 - heis](/codex/g1520-heis/), *heis*, Strong's G1520

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Misogyny in the Bible Objection Defeater](/codex/misogyny-in-the-bible-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 10.38-42](/codex/luke-10-38-42/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 10](/codex/luke-10/)
- [Misogyny in the Bible Objection](/codex/misogyny-in-the-bible-objection/), via [Luke 10.38-42](/codex/luke-10-38-42/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.