Luke 10:42 Parallel Translations

There's only one thing you need.?worth worrying about, there is only one thing you need."> Mary has made the right choice, and that one thing will not be taken away from her."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

ASV:

but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

BBE:

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

DBY:

but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

ERV:

but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

WEY:

and yet only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion and she shall not be deprived of it."

WBS:

But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

WEB:

but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her."

YLT:

but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

Luke 10:42 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 27:4 One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.

Luke 10:39 She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word.

John 6:27 "Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal."

John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

John 12:3 Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

10:42 One thing is needful. Jesus cared nothing for bodily indulgence. The important thing was the bread of life. That, Mary had chosen. Heed the lesson that he who receives most of his word and spirit, is most pleasing in his sight.

WES:

10:42 Mary hath chosen the good part - To save her soul. Reader, hast thou?

MHC:

10:38-42 A good sermon is not the worse for being preached in a house; and the visits of our friends should be so managed, as to make them turn to the good of their souls. Sitting at Christ's feet, signifies readiness to receive his word, and submission to the guidance of it. Martha was providing for the entertainment of Christ, and those that came with him. Here were respect to our Lord Jesus and right care of her household affairs. But there was something to be blamed. She was for much serving; plenty, variety, and exactness. Worldly business is a snare to us, when it hinders us from serving God, and getting good to our souls. What needless time is wasted, and expense often laid out, even in entertaining professors of the gospel! Though Martha was on this occasion faulty, yet she was a true believer, and in her general conduct did not neglect the one thing needful. The favour of God is needful to our happiness; the salvation of Christ is needful to our safety. Where this is attended to, all other things will be rightly pursued. Christ declared, Mary hath chosen the good part. For one thing is needful, this one thing that she has done, to give up herself to the guidance of Christ. The things of this life will be taken away from us, at the furthest, when we shall be taken away from them; but nothing shall separate from the love of Christ, and a part in that love. Men and devils cannot take it away from us, and God and Christ will not. Let us mind the one thing needful more diligently.

CONC:

Better Choose Chosen Deprived Mary Necessary Needed Needful Portion Really Yet

Better Choose Chosen Deprived Good Little Mary Necessary Need Needed Needful Part Portion Really

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