LUKE 10:41 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “Martha, Martha,” Yeshua answered, “you are worried and concerned about many things,

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT But answering, the Lord said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

UST But Jesus replied to her, “Martha, Martha, you are very worried about many things.

BSB “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.

MSB “Martha, Martha,” Jesus[fn] replied, “you are worried and troubled[fn] about many things.

BLB And the Lord answering said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things;

AICNT But {the Lord}[fn] answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are [anxious[fn] and][fn] troubled [about many things];[fn]

10:41, the Lord: 𝔓3 𝔓45 𝔓75 ℵ(01) B(03) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “Jesus.” A(02) B(03) C(04) D(05) W(032) Latin(it) Syriac(sy^s) BYZ TR

10:41, you are anxious: Or “you cause an uproar.”

10:41, anxious and: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a b e ff² i)

10:41, about many things: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a b e ff² i)

OEB ‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;

WEBBE Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

WMBB Yeshua answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

NET But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,

LSV And Jesus answering said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disquieted about many things,

FBV “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you're worried and upset about all this.

TCNT But [fn]Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, yoʋ are anxious and troubled about many things,

10:41 Jesus ¦ the Lord CT

T4T But the Lord replied, “Martha, Martha, you (sg) are very worried about many things.

LEB But the Lord answered and[fn] said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things!

10:41 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

BBE But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:

Moff The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha,

Wymth "Martha, Martha," replied Jesus, "you are anxious and worried about a multitude of things;

ASV But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

DRA And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things:

YLT And Jesus answering said to her, 'Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,

Drby But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things;

RV But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:
(But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou/you art anxious and troubled about many things: )

SLT And Jesus having answered, said to her, Martha, Martha, thou hast care, and art confused about many things:

Wbstr And Jesus answered, and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious, and troubled about many things:

KJB-1769 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
(And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou/you art careful and troubled about many things: )

KJB-1611 And Iesus answered, and saide vnto her, Martha, Martha, thou art carefull, and troubled about many things:
(And Yesus/Yeshua answered, and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou/you art careful, and troubled about many things:)

Bshps And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto her: Martha, Martha, thou art carefull, and troubled about many thynges:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva And Iesus answered, and said vnto her, Martha, Martha, thou carest, and art troubled about many things:
(And Yesus/Yeshua answered, and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou/you carest, and art troubled about many things: )

Cvdl But Iesus answered, and sayde vnto her: Martha Martha, thou takest thought, and combrest thy self aboute many thinges:
(But Yesus/Yeshua answered, and said unto her: Martha Martha, thou/you takest/take thought, and combrest thy/your self about many things:)

TNT And Iesus answered and sayde vnto her: Martha Martha thou carest and arte troubled about many thinges:
(And Yesus/Yeshua answered and said unto her: Martha Martha thou/you carest and art troubled about many things: )

Wycl And the Lord answerde, and seide to hir, Martha, Martha, thou art bysi, and art troublid aboute ful many thingis;
(And the Lord answered, and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou/you art bysi, and art troubled about full many things;)

Luth JEsus aber antwortete und sprach zu ihr: Martha, Martha, du hast viel Sorge und Mühe!
(Yesus but replied and spoke to/for you(pl)/their/her: Martha, Martha, you(sg) have many worries(n) and effort/trouble!)

ClVg Et respondens dixit illi Dominus: Martha, Martha, sollicita es, et turbaris erga plurima,[fn]
(And responding he/she_said them Master: Martha, Martha, sollicita you_are, and crowdris towards many_(things), )

10.41 Et respondens. Maria non respondet, sed causam suam tanquam otiosa committit judici. Si enim pararet respondendi sermonem remitteret audiendi intentionem. Martha, Martha. Repetitio indicium est dilectionis, vel forte monendæ intentionis, ut audiret attentius.

10.41 And responding. Maria not/no responds, but cause his_own as_if leisuresa commits yudici. When/But_if because to_preparet respondendi conversation remitteret to_listen intention. Martha, Martha. Repetitio indicium it_is of_love, or perhaps monendæ intentionis, as to_heart attentiveus.

UGNT ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Κύριος, Μάρθα, Μάρθα, μεριμνᾷς καὶ θορυβάζῃ περὶ πολλά,
(apokritheis de eipen autaʸ ho Kurios, Martha, Martha, merimnas kai thorubazaʸ peri polla,)

SBL-GNT ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ ⸀κύριος· Μάρθα Μάρθα, μεριμνᾷς καὶ ⸀θορυβάζῃ περὶ πολλά,
(apokritheis de eipen autaʸ ho ⸀kurios; Martha Martha, merimnas kai ⸀thorubazaʸ peri polla,)

RP-GNT Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Μάρθα, Μάρθα, μεριμνᾷς καὶ τυρβάζῃ περὶ πολλά·
(Apokritheis de eipen autaʸ ho Yaʸsous, Martha, Martha, merimnas kai turbazaʸ peri polla;)

TC-GNT Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ [fn]εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Μάρθα, Μάρθα, μεριμνᾷς καὶ [fn]τυρβάζῃ περὶ πολλά·
(Apokritheis de eipen autaʸ ho Yaʸsous, Martha, Martha, merimnas kai turbazaʸ peri polla; )

10:41 ειπεν αυτη ο ιησους ¦ ο ιησους ειπεν αυτη PCK ¦ ειπεν αυτη ο κυριος CT

10:41 τυρβαζη ¦ θορυβαζη CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:38–42: Jesus visited Martha and Mary

Jesus and his disciples continued to travel from place to place. During their travels, Jesus went to the home of two sisters, Martha and Mary. Their brother was Lazarus. This short section shows how the two sisters considered different things to be important. It also tells what Jesus thought about those things.

Some other examples for section headings are:

Jesus’ Visit with Martha and Mary

At the Home of Martha and Mary (NIV)

This story occurs only in Luke.

10:41–42

This verse begins with a Greek conjunction that several translations (ESV, NASB, NCV, NET, NLT, RSV) translate as “but.” They do this in order to show that in these verses, the Lord Jesus responded to Martha in a way that Martha did not expect. For example:

But the Lord answered her (RSV)

The BSB and many other translations do not translate this conjunction. Introduce this unexpected answer in a natural way in your language.

10:41

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.

The Lord replied, “Martha, Martha, you are troubled and concerned about many things.
But the Lord said, “Martha, my dear friend, you are letting many things bother and worry you.
The Lord said to her, “Martha, I am concerned about you. You are bothered by so many things.

Martha, Martha: Jesus spoke Martha’s name twice in order to show affection or concern for her. Even though he was correcting her, he was speaking gently to her. He was not harshly rebuking her. If a literal translation would not convey this meaning in your language, it may be necessary to express the affection or gentleness in a different way. For example:

My dear Martha (NLT)

Be sure that the expression you use does not express any kind of sexual interest or inappropriate affection.

In some languages it may not be natural for Jesus to address Martha by name here. If that is true in your language, you may need to express the concern or gentleness in another way. For example:

I am concerned about you.

the Lord replied: There is a textual issue here. Instead of “the Lord,” some Greek manuscripts have “Jesus.” The words “the Lord” have the earliest manuscript support. Of the fourteen English versions consulted, only the KJV follows the manuscripts that have “Jesus.” This matter is a translation issue in many languages, and translators should refer to Jesus in a way that is clear and natural here. The BSB has placed the Lord replied in the middle of what Jesus said. In the Greek text, these words are at the beginning of the verse. Place them wherever it is natural in your language. You should continue to refer to the Lord here in a clear and natural way in your language.

worried and upset: In this context the two Greek words that the BSB translates as worried and upset have almost the same meaning. Together they are more emphatic than either word used alone. If it is not natural in your language to use two slightly different descriptions in this way, you may use one word or expression. Consider how to make this expression more emphatic in your language. For example:

…you are so upset over all these details! (NLT96)

In some languages you may have an idiom to express this.

worried: The Greek word that the BSB translates as worried means “anxious” or “concerned.”

upset: The Greek word that the BSB translates as upset means “troubled” or “bothered.”

about many things: The phrase many things probably refers here to the various things that Martha was doing to prepare a special meal for the guests.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Κύριος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀποκριθείς Δέ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Κύριος Μάρθα Μάρθα μεριμνᾷς καί θορυβάζῃ περί πολλά)

Together answering and said mean that Jesus responded to Martha’s request. Alternate translation: [But the Lord replied to her]

ὁ Κύριος

the Lord

Here Luke refers to Jesus by the respectful title the Lord. Alternate translation: [the Lord Jesus]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

Μάρθα, Μάρθα

Martha Martha

Jesus repeats Martha’s name for emphasis. Alternate translation: [My dear Martha]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

μεριμνᾷς καὶ θορυβάζῃ περὶ πολλά

˱you˲_˓are˒_worrying (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀποκριθείς Δέ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Κύριος Μάρθα Μάρθα μεριμνᾷς καί θορυβάζῃ περί πολλά)

The terms anxious and troubled mean similar things. Jesus uses the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate them with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [you are worrying too much about things]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

μεριμνᾷς καὶ θορυβάζῃ περὶ πολλά

If you do not combine the term for troubled with the word anxious into a single phrase, you could state you are anxious and troubled with an active form. Alternate translation: [you are anxious and letting too many things bother you]

Parallel LUKE 10:41

Section 10:38–42: Jesus visited Martha and Mary

10:41–42

10:41