King James Version
Luke 10:42 in the King James Version says “But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:42 · 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.
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“needful”
G5532employment, i.e., an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“her”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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