Thematic Bible: Worldly folly of


Thematic Bible







But the Lord answered [and] said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many [things]!



But I want you to be free from care. The unmarried person cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.



For to the person who [is] good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give [it] to [him who is] pleasing to him. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!



Surely a man walks about as a [mere] {shadow}; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up [possessions] but does not know who [will] gather them [in].

I applied my mind to seek and to search by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. It [is] a grievous task God has given to {humans}.



And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it.


I applied my mind to know wisdom and to understand the business that is done on earth--how neither day nor night one's eyes see sleep.


Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?,' for the pagans seek after all these [things]. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these [things].


But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!"