Martha

At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

¹⁹ and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.

²⁰ So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.

²¹ Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.

“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

³⁸ As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

³⁹ She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.

⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

⁴¹ “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.