Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary - wikipedia Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary by Tintoretto, 16th century Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary ( also referred to as Christ in the House of Martha and by other variant names ) refers to an episode in the life of Jesus which appears only in Luke 's Gospel ( Luke 10 : 38 -- 42 ), and can be read immediately after the Parable of the Good Samaritan ( Luke 10 : 25 -- 37 ). Jesus visits the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary of Bethany, the latter typically conflated in Catholic medieval tradition with Mary Magdalene, though the New Testament probably means a different person. Contents 1 Gospel of Luke 2 Interpretation 3 Depictions in art 4 Depiction in Literature 5 Notes 6 See also Gospel of Luke Georg Friedrich Stettner : Christ at the home of Martha and Mary According to the Gospel of Luke : As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord 's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, `` Lord, do n't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself ? Tell her to help me ! '' `` Martha, Martha, '' the Lord answered, `` you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her. '' Interpretation Mary chose listening to the teachings of Jesus over helping her sister prepare food. Jesus responded that she was right because only one thing is needed, `` one thing '' apparently meaning listening to the teachings of Jesus. This goes in line with words by Jesus that Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God ( Luke 4 : 4 ), and The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life, meaning eternal life ( John 6 : 63 ). To simplify, this is frequently interpreted as spiritual values being more important than material business, such as preparation of food. Depictions in art Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paintings of Jesus in the house of Martha and Mary. Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, Diego Velázquez, 1618 The episode is mostly found in art from the Counter-Reformation onwards, especially in the 17th century, when the domestic setting is usually given a realistic depiction, and the subject appears as a single work rather than in cycles of the Life of Christ, or the life of Mary Magdalene. However, it appears in some Ottonian manuscript cycles, including the one in the Pericopes of Henry II ( c. 1002 -- 1012 ), where it is given a hieratic architectural setting. Many paintings show Mary washing, or just having washed, Jesus 's feet, recalling the story in John 12.1 -- 8 ( which seems to be about Mary of Bethany ). Via the story in Luke 7.36 -- 50 ( about an unnamed ' sinful woman ' ), however, Mary of Bethany was often conflated with Mary Magdalene, and this too may be reflected in art. Artists depicting the subject include Diego Velázquez, Rembrandt, Jan Vermeer, Caravaggio and Rubens. Individual works with articles include : Christ in the House of Martha and Mary -- an early work by the Spanish painter Velázquez Christ in the House of Martha and Mary -- by Johannes Vermeer Martha and Mary Magdalene -- Caravaggio Depiction in literature In his book The Doors of Perception, Aldous Huxley alludes to the story of Mary and Martha, addressing the distinction between what he terms `` the way of Mary '' and `` the way of Martha. '' Huxley notes that, during his experiences with mescaline, time seems to stand still, and contemplation -- the way of Mary -- rules the day. Quotidian cares fall to the wayside. In one passage, Huxley writes, `` Mescalin opens up the way of Mary, but shuts the door on that of Martha. '' In the novel Time Enough For Love by Robert A. Heinlein, the character Minerva says, `` I am a Martha, Lazarus, not her sister Mary. '' This, as a response to another character 's attempt to describe her appearance, is a testament to her pride in being practically minded. Notes Jump up ^ Literary studies in Luke -- Acts by Joseph B. Tyson, Richard P. Thompson 1998 ISBN 0 - 86554 - 563 - 4 p. 271 Jump up ^ Mercer Dictionary of the Bible by Watson E. Mills, Roger Aubrey Bullard 1998 ISBN 0 - 86554 - 373 - 9 p. 507 Jump up ^ Bible gateway Jump up ^ Profiles of Faith : Mary & Martha -- Lessons from Two Sisters Jump up ^ Schiller, Gertud, Iconography of Christian Art, Vol. I, 1971, pp. 158 -- 59, ( English trans from German ), Lund Humphries, London, ISBN 0 - 85331 - 270 - 2 Jump up ^ Gallery of art See also Gospel harmony List of names for the Biblical nameless Women in the Bible New Testament people Jesus Christ In Christianity Historical Life in the New Testament Gospels Individuals Alphaeus Anna the Prophetess Annas Barabbas Bartimaeus Blind man ( Bethsaida ) Caiaphas Man born blind ( `` Celidonius '' ) Cleopas Clopas Devil Penitent thief ( `` Dismas '' ) Elizabeth Gabriel Impenitent thief ( `` Gestas '' ) Jairus ' daughter Joanna John the Baptist Joseph Joseph of Arimathea Joses Jude Lazarus Legion Luke Lysanias Malchus Martha Mary, mother of Jesus Mary Magdalene Mary, mother of James Mary of Bethany Mary of Clopas Naked fugitive Son of Nain 's widow Nathanael Nicodemus ( Nicodemus ben Gurion ) Salome Samaritan woman Satan Simeon Simon, brother of Jesus Simon of Cyrene Simon the Leper Simon the Pharisee Susanna Syrophoenician woman Theophilus Zacchaeus Zebedee Zechariah Groups Angels Jesus 's brothers Demons Disciples Evangelists Female disciples of Jesus God - fearers Herodians Magi Myrrhbearers Nameless Pharisees Proselytes Sadducees Samaritans Sanhedrin Scribes Seventy disciples Shepherds Zealots Apostles Andrew Bartholomew James of Alphaeus ( James the Less ) James of Zebedee Evangelist Patmos `` Disciple whom Jesus loved '' Judas Iscariot Jude Thaddeus Matthew Philip Simon Peter Simon the Zealot Thomas Acts Aeneas Agabus Ananias ( Damascus ) Ananias ( Judaea ) Ananias son of Nedebeus Apollos Aquila Aristarchus Barnabas Blastus Cornelius Demetrius Dionysius Dorcas Elymas Egyptian Ethiopian eunuch Eutychus Gamaliel James, brother of Jesus Jason Joseph Barsabbas Judas Barsabbas Judas of Galilee Lucius Luke Lydia Manaen ( John ) Mark Evangelist cousin of Barnabas Mary, mother of ( John ) Mark Matthias Mnason Nicanor Nicholas Parmenas Paul Philip Priscilla Prochorus Publius Rhoda Sapphira Sceva Seven Deacons Silas / Silvanus Simeon Niger Simon Magus Sopater Sosthenes Stephen Theudas Timothy Titus Trophimus Tychicus Zenas Romans Herod 's family Gospels Antipas Archelaus Herod the Great Herodias Longinus Philip Pilate Pilate 's wife Quirinius Salome Tiberius Acts Agrippa Agrippa II Berenice Cornelius Drusilla Felix Festus Gallio Lysias Paullus Epistles Achaicus Alexander Andronicus Archippus Aretas IV Carpus Claudia Crescens Demas Diotrephes Epaphras Epaphroditus Erastus Eunice Euodia and Syntyche Herodion Hymenaeus Jesus Justus John the Presbyter Junia Lois Mary Michael Nymphas Olympas Onesimus Onesiphorus Pudens Philemon Philetus Phoebe Quartus Sosipater Tertius Revelation Antipas Four Horsemen Apollyon Two witnesses Woman Beast Three Angels Whore of Babylon Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jesus_at_the_home_of_Martha_and_Mary&oldid=837516685 '' Categories : Gospel episodes Gospel of Luke Christian iconography Women in the New Testament Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Hrvatski Português Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 21 April 2018, at 09 : 46 ( UTC ). 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Question: where in the bible does it talk about mary and martha
Answer: Luke 10:38–42