Luke 10:42
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. ”
ἐκλέγομαι
To choose, to select, to elect. Eklegomai. You did not choose Me but I chose you. Being chosen by God precedes everything else. Your relationship with God began with His initiative.
ὀλίγος
few
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ὀλίγος
Few, little, small in number. Many are called but few are chosen. The way is narrow and few find it. Walking with God has always been the minority path.
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χρεία
necessary:
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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ἀνάγκη
Necessary
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ἀνάγκη
constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress
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Μαρία
Mary
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Μαρία
Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females
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μερίς
portion
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μερίς
a portion, i.e. province, share or (abstractly) participation
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