Luke 10:42 — Community Reflections

LUKE 10:42 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

But few things are needed — or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her — few things are needed (or only one): the radical simplification — the elaborate meal preparations are unnecessary; one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better: the comparative (tēn agathēn merida, the good portion) communicates that Mary's choice is not merely different but genuinely better. It will not be taken away: the learning at Jesus' feet is the investment that cannot be lost — unlike the elaborate meal that is consumed.

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Mary's Better Part

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