So they gave a dinner for him there. (A)Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.

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Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served,(A) while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.

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20 Behold, I stand at the door and (A)knock. (B)If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, (C)I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

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20 Here I am! I stand at the door(A) and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,(B) I will come in(C) and eat with that person, and they with me.

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27 For who is the greater, (A)one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But (B)I am among you as the one who serves.

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27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.(A)

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Martha and Mary

38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus[a] entered a village. And a woman named (A)Martha (B)welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called (C)Mary, who (D)sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are (E)anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary.[b] Mary has chosen (F)the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

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  1. Luke 10:38 Greek he
  2. Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts few things are necessary, or only one

At the Home of Martha and Mary

38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha(A) opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary,(B) who sat at the Lord’s feet(C) listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care(D) that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried(E) and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[a](F) Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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  1. Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts but only one thing is needed

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus[a] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, (A)whom he had raised from the dead. 10 (B)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,

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  1. John 12:9 Greek he

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.(A) 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

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Jesus Anointed at Bethany

(A)And while he was at (B)Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,[a] as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.

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  1. Mark 14:3 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

While he was in Bethany,(A) reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.(B)

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43 When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44 (A)The man who had died came out, (B)his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and (C)his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

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43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”(A) 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen,(B) and a cloth around his face.(C)

Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

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The Parable of the Great Banquet

12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give (A)a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers[a] or your relatives or rich neighbors, (B)lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.

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  1. Luke 14:12 Or your brothers and sisters

12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.

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37 (A)Blessed are those servants[a] whom the master finds (B)awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, (C)he will dress himself for service and (D)have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.

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  1. Luke 12:37 Or bondservants

37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes.(A) Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.(B)

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29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company (A)of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them.

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29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors(A) and others were eating with them.

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Jesus Anointed at Bethany

(A)Now when Jesus was at (B)Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,[a]

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  1. Matthew 26:6 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

Jesus Anointed at Bethany(A)(B)

While Jesus was in Bethany(C) in the home of Simon the Leper,

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