Luke 10:42

But one thing is needful - That is, religion, or piety. This is eminently and especially needful. Other things are of little importance. This should be secured first, and then all other things will be…

One thing is needful - This is the end of the sentence, according to Bengel. "Now Mary hath chosen, etc.," begins a new one. One single dish, the simplest and plainest possible, is such as best suits…

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…

Luk 9:51 to Luk 18:31. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance.

This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical…