where a woman named Martha welcomed Him to her house.
010:039 She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Lord's
feet and listened to His teaching.
010:040 Martha meanwhile was busy and distracted in waiting at table,
and she came and said, "Master, do you not care that my sister
is leaving me to do all the waiting? Tell her to assist me."
010:041 "Martha, Martha," replied Jesus, "you are anxious and worried
about a multitude of things;
010:042 and yet only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen
the good portion and she shall not be deprived of it."
011:001 At one place where He was praying, when He rose from His knees
one of His disciples said to Him, "Master, teach us to pray,
just as John taught his disciples."
011:002 So He said to them, "When you pray, say, `Father may Thy name
be kept holy; let Thy Kingdom come;
011:003 give us day after day our bread for the day;
011:004 and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one
who fails in his duty to us; and bring us not into temptation.'"
011:005 And He said to them, "Which of you shall have a friend and shall
go to him in the middle of the night and say, "`Friend, lend me
three loaves of bread;
011:006 for a friend of mine has just come to my house from a distance,
and I have nothing for him to eat'?
011:007 "And he from indoors shall answer, "`Do not pester me.
The door is now barred, and I am here in bed with my children.
I cannot get up and give you bread.'
011:008 "I tell you that even if he will not rise and give him the loaves
because he is his friend, at any rate because of his persistency
he will rouse himself and give him as many as he requires.
011:009 "So I say to you, `Ask, and what you ask for shall be given