but their lives become full of other things: the worries of this life, the love of money, and everything else they want. This keeps the teaching from growing, and it does not produce a crop in their lives.
Luke 10:41 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are getting worried and upset about too many things. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the Lord replied to her by saying, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; American Standard Version (1901) But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things: Common English Bible The Lord answered, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord responded by saying to her: "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled over many things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things: |
but their lives become full of other things: the worries of this life, the love of money, and everything else they want. This keeps the teaching from growing, and it does not produce a crop in their lives.
While Jesus and his followers were traveling, he went into a town, and a woman named Martha let him stay at her house.
But her sister Martha was busy doing all the work that had to be done. Martha went in and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
Jesus said to his followers, “So I tell you, don’t worry about the things you need to live—what you will eat or what you will wear.
“Be careful not to spend your time having parties and getting drunk or worrying about this life. If you do that, you won’t be able to think straight, and the end might come when you are not ready.
“What about the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That is like the people who hear God’s teaching, but they let the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life stop them from growing. So they never produce a crop.
There was a man named Lazarus who was sick. He lived in the town of Bethany, where Mary and her sister Martha lived.
There they had a dinner for Jesus. Martha served the food, and Lazarus was one of the people eating with Jesus.
Don’t worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks for what you have.