Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary

"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary" redirects here. For other uses, see Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Anointing of Jesus.

Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary is an episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament which is only recounted in Luke's Gospel (Luke 10:38–42), where it appears immediately after the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37).

Luke's account reads:

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

— Luke 10:38–42: New International Version

In art the event is usually called Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, although other variant names are also used.

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