Luke 10:38-42 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village… We need to combine the theoretical and the practical, the doctrinal with the experimental. Either extreme, exclusively, is to be avoided. Do not be ascetic when the world is full of work — good, honest, remunerative work, that requires the best wisdom for its performance. Three doctors of divinity were dining together. The character of the model wife was discussed. The first thought that Martha, of Bethany, filled the bill. The second, somewhat at a loss, thought he should prefer Mary. The third, when appealed to, immediately replied, "Oh, I think I should choose Martha before dinner, and Mary after it." May we all sit at the feet of Jesus as learners, that we may become all the more useful and helpful as workers. (L. O. Thompson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. |
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