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Luke 10:42 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Luke 10:42 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 10:4216 words
GreekMeaning
ὀλίγωνoligōn
fewadjectiveG3641
δέde
howeverwordG1161
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
χρείαchreia
necessarynounG5532
ἢē
orwordG2228
ἑνόςhenos
into / toadjectiveG1519
ΜαριὰμMariam
one thingnounG1520
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀγαθὴνagathēn
goodadjectiveG18
μερίδαmerida
portionnounG3310
ἐξελέξατοexelexato
has chosenverbG1586
ἥτιςhētis
whichrelative pronounG3748
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἀφαιρεθήσεταιaphairethēsetai
will be taken away fromverbG851
αὐτῆςautēs
herpronounG846
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Omar HassanNote1mo ago
Mary's Better Part
Mary has chosen what is better. She sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. Luke privileges Mary's contemplation over M...
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