OET interlinear LUKE 10:42

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ἑνός δέ ἐστιν χρεία

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἑνὸς δέ ἐστιν χρεία Μαριὰμ γὰρ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτῆς)

Jesus says one thing as an overstatement for emphasis. Other things actually are necessary for life, but this is the most important one. Alternate translation: [but one thing is more important than all the others]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἑνός δέ ἐστιν χρεία

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἑνὸς δέ ἐστιν χρεία Μαριὰμ γὰρ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτῆς)

The implication is that this most important thing is what Jesus is teaching about God, and that Martha should have been concentrating on that. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [but one thing, what I am teaching about God, is more important than all the others, and you should have been concentrating on that]

Μαριὰμ & τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο

Mary & the good portion chose

While Jesus spoke just earlier about “one thing” as opposed to “many things,” here he seems to contrast only two things, the good part with another part, perhaps not “the bad part,” but at least the part that is not to be preferred. This likely refers to the two activities that Mary and Martha have chosen to pursue while Jesus is present in their home. Alternate translation: [Mary has chosen the better activity]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτῆς

which not /will_be_being/_taken_away from her

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who would do the action. This could mean: (1) “I will not take that opportunity away from her.” (2) “God will not let her lose what she has gained from listening to me.”