page_title: Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary
section_title: Gospel of Luke
hierarchical_section_title: Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary / Gospel of Luke
caption_attribution_description: Christus im Hause der Martha. Öl auf Eichenholz. 91 x 146,5 cm.
context_page_description: Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary refers to a Biblical episode in the life of Jesus which appears only in Luke's Gospel, and can be read immediately after the Parable of the Good Samaritan. 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.
context_section_description: 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, don'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."
  — Luke 10:38–42
caption: Georg Friedrich Stettner: Christ at the home of Martha and Mary
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