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In the account of the raising of Lazarus, when Jesus hears of the death it is noted that "Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus" (John 11:5). Upon arrival, Jesus meets with the sisters in turn: Martha followed by Mary. Martha goes immediately to meet Jesus as he arrives, while Mary waits until she is called.
Mary of Bethany [a] is a biblical figure mentioned by name in the Gospel of John and probably the Gospel of Luke in the Christian New Testament.Together with her siblings Lazarus and Martha, she is described as living in the village of Bethany, a small village in Judaea to the south of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem.
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]
Mary and Martha may refer to: Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary, a story in Luke 10; Mary and Martha, sisters of Lazarus of Bethany, in John 11 Mary of Bethany; Martha; Mary and Martha, a 2013 British television movie starring Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn; Mary and Martha Society, a Christianity-based service organization
Mary of Bethany (Catherine Lidstone) Mary of Bethany is a woman in Bethany, who is the sister of Lazarus and Martha, and one of the women helping Jesus's ministry. Gedera (Liche Ariza) Gedera is a Sadducee in Jerusalem and a member of the Sanhedrin.
Mary and Martha are mentioned by name in John 11:1–12:8. John describes two visits by Jesus to Mary and Martha. In John 11, Jesus raises Mary's brother Lazarus from death. Mary, Martha and Lazarus already appear to be very close friends of Jesus at this time. On a subsequent visit in John 12:1–8, Mary anoints Jesus' feet. [36]
Mary and her sister Martha appear to have been better known than their brother Lazarus, as he is introduced by reference to them. Theologian Joseph Benson therefore suggests that "It is probable [that] Lazarus was younger than his sisters". [5]
A Mary and Martha Society is a volunteer group associated with various Christian churches, each group being independent of the others. Even when the group appears in a hierarchical organization , for example the Roman Catholic Church , the group is only serving that particular church, not with the larger organization.