Thematic Bible: Mary and martha

Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her. Verse ConceptsNeedHalf Of ThingsDoing The Right ThingBeauty And Self Worth

Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus. Verse ConceptsLove Of Jesus, Examples OfDivine FriendshipJesus Christ, Love OfChrist's LoveFamily LoveLove And FamilySibling Lovelazarus

And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head. But some of them were angry among themselves, saying, For what purpose has this oil been wasted? We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves. read more.
But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me. The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever. She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place. And truly I say to you, Wherever the good news goes out through all the earth, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.