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A Gentle, Loving Rebuke
Commentators note that Jesus' repetition of "Martha, Martha" signifies tenderness, friendship, and earnest concern, not harsh condemnation. Scholars describe it as a "tender hint" or a gentle reproof meant to lovingly redirect a friend whose anxiety He pitied.
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 10:41
18th Century
Theologian
You are careful. You are anxious.
Troubled. Disturbed, distracted, very solicitous.
Many things. Th…
AT Robertson
On Luke 10:41
Art anxious (μεριμναις). An old verb for worry and anxiety from μεριζω (μερις, part) to be divided, distracted. Jesus had warned a…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 10:41
19th Century
Bishop
And Jesus answered.—The better manuscripts give, “And the Lord answered.” (See Note on Luke 7:13).
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Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 10:41–42
19th Century
Preacher
And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful:
"You …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 10:41
The Lord shows concern for Martha’s anxiety, but the precise meaning of his saying (v.42) is difficult to ascertain. There is no explanation of “wh…
John Gill
On Luke 10:41
17th Century
Pastor
And Jesus answered and said to her
Calling her by her name, and repeating it, Martha, Martha, which expresses great …
Matthew Henry
On Luke 10:38–42
17th Century
Minister
A good sermon is not diminished by being preached in a house; and the visits of our friends should be managed in such a way as to benefit their sou…