What happensPermalink
Jesus sends 72 disciples on a mission. He declares woe to cities who reject God and blessings to men who see Jesus face to face. The parable of the Good Samaritan. Martha busies herself serving, while Mary sits and listens.
Why it mattersPermalink
Luke puts Jesus’s blessing of His disciples alongside the story of Mary and Martha to show that Jesus’s presence is more to be desired than anything else, even mandatory hospitality or ritual cleanliness or generational animosity.
Key versePermalink
“Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”