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.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Marthe, occupée à divers soins domestiques, survint et dit: Seigneur, cela ne te fait-il rien que ma soeur me laisse seule pour servir? Dis-lui donc de m'aider.
KJV
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.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
is more directly concerned with the love of our neighbor, because it is "busy about much serving" ( Lk. 10:40 ). Wherefore the contemplative life is generically of greater merit than the active life. This is moreover asserted by Gregory (Hom. iii in Ezech.): "The contemplative li…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 95 (Migne)
Domine, non est tibi curae quod soror mea reliquit me solam ministrare? Dic ergo illi ut me adjuvet (Luc. X, 40) . Ex illorum persona Martha loquitur, qui adhuc divinae contemplationis ignari, solum quod didicere fraternae dilectionis opus Deo placitum ducunt: [Col. 1572A] ideoq…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 95 (Migne)
t illi Dominus: Martha, Martha, sollicita es, et turbaris circa plurima; porro unum est necessarium (Luc. X, 40) . Et beatus David solum hoc necessarium homini esse diffiniens, Deo jugiter inhaerere desiderat, dicens: Mihi autem adhaerere Deo bonum est, ponere in Domino Deo spem…
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