Luke 10:41

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

Luke 10:41 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:41

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".

Luke 10:41 In-Context

39 And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.

40 But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

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

42 Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.