Thematic Bible: Mary and martha

but there is need of one thing: for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her. Verse ConceptsNeedHalf Of ThingsDoing The Right ThingBeauty And Self Worth

Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus, with Divine love. Verse ConceptsLove Of Jesus, Examples OfDivine FriendshipJesus Christ, Love OfChrist's LoveFamily LoveLove And FamilySibling Lovelazarus

And He being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, He sitting at the table, a woman came having an alabaster box of myrrh of spikenard estimated very valuable; and breaking the alabastar box, she poured it on His head. And there were certain ones indulging in indignation among themselves (and saying), For what was this loss of the myrrh? For this myrrh was able to be sold for more than three hundred denaria, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. read more.
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you give her trouble? she hath wrought a beautiful work in me. For you have the poor always with you, and when you wish, you are able to do them good: but you have not me always. She did what she could: she came aforehand to anoint my body for the burial. Truly I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel may be preached in all the world, that which she did shall indeed be spoken of for a memorial of her.