Luke 10:40 — Community Reflections

LUKE 10:40 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.”

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me — Martha was distracted (periespa, dragged around, distracted) by all the preparations: the hospitality work that welcomed Jesus is now competing with receiving Jesus. She came to him and asked: the complaint is addressed to Jesus, not to Mary. Don't you care is the exasperated host's question.

Church Fathers on Luke 10:40

The love of God and our neighbor, which was contained above in words and parables, is here set forth in very deed and reality; for it is said, Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village.
Bede · 8th century

The name of which village Luke indeed here omits, but John mentions, calling it Bethany.
Origen · 3rd century

But the Lord, who came to his own, and his own received him not, was received as a guest, for it follows, And a certain woman named Martha received him into her house, &c. as strangers are accustomed to be received. But still a servant received her Lord, the sick her Savior, the creature her Creator. But if any should say, “O blessed are they who have been thought worthy to receive Christ into their houses,” grieve not you, for He says, For inasmuch as you have done it to the…
Augustine · 4th century

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