Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
which also—"who for her part," in contrast with Martha.
sat—"seated herself." From the custom of sitting beneath an instructor, the phrase "sitting at one's feet" came to mean being a disciple of any one (Acts 22:3).
heard—rather, "kept listening" to His word.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Luke 10:39:
Ezekiel 33:31
Luke 10:38
John 11:20-22
John 12:2
Acts 22:3
1 Corinthians 7:35
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