Luke 10:40
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
οὖν
therefore
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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κύριος
Lord,
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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διακονέω
to serve?
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διακονέω
To serve, to minister, to wait on. Diakoneo. The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Service is not weakness. It is the posture of the greatest in the kingdom.
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μόνος
alone
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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συναντιλαμβάνομαι
she may help!
synantilambánomai ·
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συναντιλαμβάνομαι
To help together, to cooperate. Sunantilambanomai. The Spirit helps us in our weakness. He comes alongside and takes hold with you of what you cannot hold alone.
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διακονία
service.
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διακονία
attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)
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μέλω
is it concerning
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μέλω
To be a care, to be of concern. Melo. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. Your situation is a matter of personal concern to the Father.
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πολύς
much
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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καταλείπω
has left
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καταλείπω
To leave behind, to forsake. I will never leave you or forsake you. God speaks this promise to every believer in every generation.
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ἐφίστημι
having come up
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ἐφίστημι
to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal);
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περισπάω
was distracted
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περισπάω
to drag all around, i.e. (figuratively) to distract (with care)
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ἔπω
do speak
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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Μάρθα
Martha
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Μάρθα
Martha, a Christian woman
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