Luke 10:41

41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many 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 Martha had a sister named Mary, who was sitting at Jesus' feet and listening to him teach.

40 But Martha was busy with all the work to be done. She went in and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me alone to do all the work? Tell her to help me."

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

42 Only one thing is important. Mary has chosen the better thing, and it will never be taken away from her."