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40 But Martha was upset about all the work she had to do. So she asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself? Tell her to help me.”

41 The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha! You worry and fuss about a lot of things. 42 There’s only one thing you need.[a] Mary has made the right choice, and that one thing will not be taken away from her.”

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Footnotes

  1. 10:42 Some manuscripts and translations read, “But of the few things ⌞worth worrying about⌟, there is only one thing you need.”

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