Martha
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Named at Luke 10:38 as a woman who received Jesus into her house in a certain village he entered. Luke 10:39 says she had a sister called Mary, who sat at Jesus’ feet and heard his word; at 10:40–42, distracted with much serving, Martha asks the Lord whether he does not care that her sister has left her to serve alone, and Jesus answers, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is needed.” John 11:1 names Bethany as the village of Mary and her sister, Martha, and 11:5 says that Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus; at 11:20–22, when Martha hears that Jesus is coming, she goes and meets him and says, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you”; at 11:25–27 Jesus says to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”, and she says, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, God’s Son, he who comes into the world”; at 11:39 Martha, the sister of him who was dead, says, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days”; and at 12:1–2, six days before the Passover, when they make Jesus a supper at Bethany, Martha serves.
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- JHN 11:1–16, engwebp
1Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
2It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
3The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.”
4But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”
5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.
7Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let’s go into Judea again.”
8The disciples asked him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you. Are you going there again?”
9Jesus answered, “Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
10But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn’t in him.”
11He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”
12The disciples therefore said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”
13Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
14So Jesus said to them plainly then, “Lazarus is dead.
15I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let’s go to him.”
16Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s also go, that we may die with him.”
- JHN 11:17–44, engwebp
17So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.
19Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
20Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
21Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
22Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”
23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
26Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
27She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, God’s Son, he who comes into the world.”
28When she had said this, she went away and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”
29When she heard this, she arose quickly and went to him.
30Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.
31Then the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”
32Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.”
33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit and was troubled,
34and said, “Where have you laid him?” They told him, “Lord, come and see.”
35Jesus wept.
36The Jews therefore said, “See how much affection he had for him!”
37Some of them said, “Couldn’t this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?”
38Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
39Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”
40Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?”
41So they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you listened to me.
42I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude standing around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”
43When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
44He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Free him, and let him go.”
- JHN 12:1–8, engwebp
1Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
2So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.
3Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
4Then Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said,
5“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
6Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.
7But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.
8For you always have the poor with you, but you don’t always have me.”
- LUK 10:38–42, engwebp
38As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
39She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard his word.
40But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”
41Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,
42but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
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Martha — Sister of — Mary (sister of Martha)
Evidence: John 11:1–16, John 11:17–44, Luke 10:38–42
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Lazarus (of Bethany) — Brother of — Martha
Evidence: John 11:17–44
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Martha — Her village — Bethany (near Jerusalem)
Evidence: John 11:1–16
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Took part in (4) — Martha receives him; Mary sits at Jesus’ feet, Lazarus is sick; “Let’s go into Judea again”, “I am the resurrection and the life”; “Lazarus, come out!”, At Bethany, Mary anoints Jesus’ feet
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As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”
Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.
Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”
So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Martha (person-martha) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/martha Current wording: Named at Luke 10:38 as a woman who received Jesus into her house in a certain village he entered. Luke 10:39 says she had a sister called Mary, who sat at Jesus’ feet and heard his word; at 10:40–42, distracted with much serving, Martha asks the Lord whether he does not care that her sister has left her to serve alone, and Jesus answers, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is needed.” John 11:1 names Bethany as the village of Mary and her sister, Martha, and 11:5 says that Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus; at 11:20–22, when Martha hears that Jesus is coming, she goes and meets him and says, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you”; at 11:25–27 Jesus says to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”, and she says, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, God’s Son, he who comes into the world”; at 11:39 Martha, the sister of him who was dead, says, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days”; and at 12:1–2, six days before the Passover, when they make Jesus a supper at Bethany, Martha serves. Cited evidence: JHN 11:1–16, engwebp / JHN 11:17–44, engwebp / JHN 12:1–8, engwebp / LUK 10:38–42, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.