Luke 10:42

New International Reader's Version

But few things are needed. Really, only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better. And it will not be taken away from her.”

Cross References

Psalm 119:111

Your covenant laws are your gift to me forever. They fill my heart with joy.

Psalm 119:173

May your hand be ready to help me, because I have chosen to obey your rules.

Psalm 119:30

I have chosen to be faithful to you. I put my trust in your laws.

Psalm 142:5

Lord, I cry out to you. I say, “You are my place of safety. You are everything I need in this life.”

Psalm 17:15

You will show that I am right; I will enjoy your blessing. When I wake up, I will be satisfied because I will see you.

Psalm 27:4

I’m asking the Lord for only one thing. Here is what I want. I want to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. I want to look at the beauty of the Lord. I want to worship him in his temple.

Psalm 73:25

I don’t have anyone in heaven but you. I don’t want anything on earth besides you.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Everything has now been heard. And here’s the final thing I want to say. Have respect for God and obey his commandments. This is what he expects of all human beings.

Mark 8:36

What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul?

Luke 10:39

She had a sister named Mary. Mary sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.

Luke 11:1

One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples spoke to him. “Lord,” he said, “teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

Luke 12:33

Sell what you own. Give to those who are poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out. Store up riches in heaven that will never be used up. There, no thief can come near it. There, no moth can destroy it.

Luke 16:2

So the rich man told him to come in. He asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Tell me exactly how you have handled what I own. You can’t be my manager any longer.’

Luke 16:25

“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember what happened in your lifetime. You received your good things. Lazarus received bad things. Now he is comforted here, and you are in terrible pain.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You are still missing one thing. Sell everything you have. Give the money to those who are poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me.”

Luke 8:18

So be careful how you listen. Whoever has something will be given more. Whoever has nothing, even what they think they have will be taken away from them.”

John 11:1

A man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

John 11:19

Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary. They had come to comfort them because their brother was dead.

John 12:3

Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard. It was an expensive perfume. She poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the sweet smell of the perfume.

John 17:3

And what is eternal life? It is knowing you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

John 4:14

But anyone who drinks the water I give them will never be thirsty. In fact, the water I give them will become a spring of water in them. It will flow up into eternal life.”

John 5:24

“What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. They will not be judged. They have crossed over from death to life.

John 6:27

Do not work for food that spoils. Work for food that lasts forever. That is the food the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

1 Corinthians 13:3

Suppose I give everything I have to poor people. And suppose I give myself over to a difficult life so I can brag. If I don’t have love, I get nothing at all.

Galatians 5:6

Circumcision and uncircumcision aren’t worth anything to those who believe in Christ Jesus. The only thing that really counts is faith that shows itself through love.

Deuteronomy 30:19

I’m calling for the heavens and the earth to be witnesses against you this very day. I’m offering you the choice of life or death. You can choose either blessings or curses. But I want you to choose life. Then you and your children will live.

Joshua 24:15

But suppose you don’t want to serve him. Then choose for yourselves right now whom you will serve. You can choose the gods your people served east of the Euphrates River. Or you can serve the gods of the Amorites. After all, you are living in their land. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

Joshua 24:22

Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses against yourselves. You have said that you have chosen to serve the Lord.” “Yes. We are witnesses,” they replied.