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42 There is need of only one or but [a]a few things. Mary has chosen the good portion [[b]that which is to her advantage], which shall not be taken away from her.

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  1. Luke 10:42 Some ancient manuscripts read “a few things,” while others read “only one,” and still others read “a few and only one.”
  2. Luke 10:42 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

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