And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
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Gill's Exposition
But Martha was cumbered about much serving,.... "Or was drawn off", from hearing the word, from attending on Christ; being taken up in providing for him, and those that came with him; in dressing…
Barnes' Notes
Sat at Jesus’ feet - This was the ancient posture of disciples or learners. They sat at the “feet” of their teachers - that is, beneath them, in a humble place. Hence, Paul is represented as having…
Adam Clarke
Sat at Jesus' feet - This was the posture of the Jewish scholars, while listening to the instructions of the rabbins. It is in this sense that St. Paul says he was brought up at the Feet of Gamaliel,…
We may observe in this story,
I. The entertainment which Martha gave to Christ and his disciples at her house, Luk 10:38. Observe,
1. Christ's coming to the village where Martha lived: As they went…
Cambridge Bible
which also sat at Jesus" feet The "also" shews that Mary too, in her way, was no less anxious to give Jesus a fitting reception. Here, in one or two lines, we have a most clear sketch of the…
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