Luke 10:40 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 10:40 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
Μάρθα
Mártha
G3136
Martha
περιεσπᾶτο
perispáō
G4049
to draw away
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
πολλὴν
polýs
G4183
many
διακονίαν
diakonía
G1248
service
ἐπιστᾶσα
ephístēmi
G2186
to place upon
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
κύριε
kýrios
G2962
Lord
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μέλει
mélō
G3199
to care about
σοι
sý
G4771
you
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφή
adelphḗ
G79
sister
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
μόνην
mónos
G3441
alone
με
egṓ
G1473
I
κατέλιπεν
kataleípō
G2641
to leave behind
διακονεῖν
diakonéō
G1247
to serve
εἰπὸν
légō
G3004
to say
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
αὐτῇ
autós
G846
he
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
συναντιλάβηται
synantilambánomai
G4878
to help obtain
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Martha was distracted with much service, and coming up, she said, “Lord, are you not concerned that my sister has left me alone to serve? Therefore, speak to her so that she might help me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).