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Martha Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

was sister of Lazarus and Mary, and mistress of the house where our Saviour was entertained, in the village of Bethany. Martha is always named before Mary, probably because she was the elder sister.

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12 KJV and 13 BSB verses contain “Martha”

Luke 10:38

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

Luke 10:40

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

Luke 10:41

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.

John 11:1

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:5

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

John 11:19

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.

John 11:20

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.

John 11:21

Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

John 11:24

Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

John 11:28

And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

John 11:30

Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.

John 11:39

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

John 12:2

There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.