...left me to serve alone, bid her therefore that she, help me.' And Jesus answered, and said unto her, 'Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful. And Mary hath chosen that good part that shall not be taken away from her.' " Again...

...serve alone ? bid her, therefore, that she help me — Luke, x. Ant. Jesus answered, and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful. — Luke, x. Ant. Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from...

...word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving.—Luke, x. Ant. Jesus answered, and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful.—Luke, x. Ant. Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from...

...of our devotion to our temporal concerns, of attending to the care of our everlasting salvation, — "Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things : but one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her3." In...

...regulated. Thus, there is a rejoicing in victory, and the soul reposes in the arms of its Saviour. "Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things; but one thing is needful;" and that is, in humility to sit at the Divine footstool, and wait for the unfoldings...

...rich, young or old, women or men, we need to apply to ourselves the words of Jesus in the text ; " Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things ; but one thing is needful." "And Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her." It...

...hath left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me." But our Lord rebuked her, and said, "Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things; but one thing is needful, — and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."...

...left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.' And Jesus answered, and said unto her, 'Martha. Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful. And Mary hath chosen that good part that shall not be taken away from her.1 " Again,...

...desires our Lord to command her sister to come and help her : upon this Jesus gently reproves her, " Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things ; but one thing is needful : " and what that thing was, He declares in the next words : "and Mary," He continues,...

...righting from above ! And how sure, how ready art thou, O Saviour, to speak in the cause of the dumb ? Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things ; but one thing is needful, and Mary hath chosen the better part. What needed Mary to speak for herself when...