Thematic Bible: Mary and martha

But one thing is needful. For Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. Verse ConceptsNeedHalf Of ThingsDoing The Right ThingBeauty And Self Worth

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

And when he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster bottle of ointment of pure spikenard, very precious; and breaking the bottle, she poured it on his head. And there were some that were much displeased, [and said] among themselves, Why is this waste of the ointment made? For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor. And they chid her harshly. read more.
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? A good deed hath she done for me. For the poor ye have always with you, and whenever ye will, ye can do good to them; but me ye have not always. She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for its burial. And truly do I say to you, Wherever the glad tidings shall be published throughout the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.