²⁰ On that day holy to the Lord^(A) will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots^(B) in the Lord’s house will be like the sacred bowls^(C) in front of the altar. ²¹ Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy^(D) to the Lord Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day^(E) there will no longer be a Canaanite^[a](F) in the house^(G) of the Lord Almighty.^(H)

¹⁰ Whatever^(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,^(B) for in the realm of the dead,^(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.^(D)

²¹ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.^(A) Come and share your master’s happiness!’

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.”

² for you know very well that the day of the Lord^(A) will come like a thief in the night.^(B)