Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 10:41

"But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:" — Luke 10:41 (ASV)

And Jesus answered.—The better manuscripts give, “And the Lord answered.” (See Note on Luke 7:13).

Martha, Martha.—We note a special tenderness of reproof in the two-fold utterance of the name, of which this and a similar iteration of “Simon, Simon,” in Luke 22:31, are the only examples in our Lord’s recorded utterances during His earthly ministry. (Compare to “Saul, Saul,” in Acts 9:4).

Thou art careful.—The verb is the same as the “take thought” of Matthew 6:25, and throws light upon the meaning of that phrase.