Luke 10:39-42

39And she had a sister called aMary, who bsat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. 40But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” 41But the Lord answered her, Martha, Martha, you are canxious and troubled about many things, 42but one thing is necessary.
Some manuscripts few things are necessary, or only one
Mary has chosen ethe good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”


John 7:17

17 fIf anyone’s will is to do God’s
Greek his
will, hhe will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I iam speaking on my own authority.

Acts 16:14

14One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, jwho was a worshiper of God. The Lord kopened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.

Acts 17:11-12

11Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, lexamining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12 mMany of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek nwomen of high standing as well as men.

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

9But, as it is written,

oWhat no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has pprepared qfor those who love him”—
10these things rGod has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even sthe depths of God.

1 Corinthians 2:14

14The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are tfolly to him, and uhe is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Corinthians 4:7

7For who sees anything different in you? vWhat do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

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