en_tw/bible/names/marysisterofmartha.md

# Mary (sister of Martha) #

## Facts: ##

Mary was a women from Bethany who followed Jesus.

* Mary had a sister named Martha and a brother named Lazarus who also followed Jesus. 
* One time Jesus said that Mary had chosen what was best when she chose to listen to him teach rather than being anxious about preparing him a meal as Martha was. 
* Jesus brought Mary's brother Lazarus back to life.
* Sometime after that, while Jesus was eating in someone's home in Bethany, Mary poured expensive perfume on his feet in order to worship him.
* Jesus praised her for doing this and said that she was preparing his body for burial.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [Bethany](../names/bethany.md), [frankincense](../other/frankincense.md), [Lazarus](../names/lazarus.md), [Martha](../names/martha.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [John 11:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/11/01)
* [John 12:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/12/01)
* [Luke 10:38-39](rc://en/tn/help/luk/10/38)

## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: G3137
Plural, past tense, special forms: moved names to new directory 2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00			`# Mary (sister of Martha) #`

			`## Facts: ##`

			`Mary was a women from Bethany who followed Jesus.`

Fixes for unordered lists not starting at beginning of line 2017-11-29 19:36:23 +00:00			`* Mary had a sister named Martha and a brother named Lazarus who also followed Jesus.`
			`* One time Jesus said that Mary had chosen what was best when she chose to listen to him teach rather than being anxious about preparing him a meal as Martha was.`
			`* Jesus brought Mary's brother Lazarus back to life.`
			`* Sometime after that, while Jesus was eating in someone's home in Bethany, Mary poured expensive perfume on his feet in order to worship him.`
			`* Jesus praised her for doing this and said that she was preparing his body for burial.`
Plural, past tense, special forms: moved names to new directory 2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00
			`(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))`

Relinked proper names to proper directory. 2017-08-30 17:24:31 +00:00			`(See also: [Bethany](../names/bethany.md), [frankincense](../other/frankincense.md), [Lazarus](../names/lazarus.md), [Martha](../names/martha.md))`
Plural, past tense, special forms: moved names to new directory 2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00
			`## Bible References: ##`

			`* [John 11:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/11/01)`
			`* [John 12:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/12/01)`
			`* [Luke 10:38-39](rc://en/tn/help/luk/10/38)`

			`## Word Data: ##`

			`* Strong's: G3137`