⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You care^(A) that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”^[a](B)

⁴¹ The Lord^[b] answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,^{(C) 42} but one thing is necessary.^(D) Mary has made the right choice,^[c] and it will not be taken away from her.”