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Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Tintoretto, 1570s. Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary, in art usually called Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, and other variant names, is a Biblical episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament which appears only in Luke's Gospel (Luke 10:38–42), immediately after the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37). [1]
The painting illustrates Luke 10, verses 38–42 in the Bible, when Christ ate at the table of the sisters Martha and Mary. [2] In the scripture, Martha is doing all the work to serve as hostess to Jesus, while her sister sat with him. [2] She reproved Mary for sitting while she did all the work. [2]
Typically, Mary, the elder sister, is preparing or serving food, while Martha is listening to Christ. However, it appears in some Ottonian cycles of the Life of Christ. Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, a 1618 oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish painter Velázquez. Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, a 1655 painting by Johannes Vermeer.
The Sons of Martha" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling. It is inspired by the biblical story of Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary . It celebrates the care and dedication of workers – engineers, mechanics, and builders – to provide for the safety and comfort of others.
That original image from the Carnegie was modified to make this current upload; this is the second time it is uploaded, as it first uploaded as File:Christ in the Home of Mary and Martha, by Henry Ossawa Tanner, lightened from original.jpg. That uploaded version was modified to bring out detail; this darker version does better to show balance ...
Mary & Martha’s Diner is open 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the United Methodist Church, Coldwater. Average cost for the meal — free to diners.
Christ and disciples at the table in the house of Simon the Leper, with Mary Magdalen and Martha serving. Simon the Leper (Greek: Σίμων ὁ λεπρός, Símōn ho leprós) is a biblical figure who lived in Bethany, a village in Judaea on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives.
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