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Luk 10:42 — But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

one		Luk 18:22; Psa 27:4; Psa 73:25; Ecc 12:13; Mar 8:36; Jhn 17:3; 1Cr 13:3; Gal 5:6; Col 2:10; etc.; 1Jo 5:11,12
chosen		Deu 30:19; Jos 24:15,22; Psa 17:15; Psa 119:30,111,173
good		Psa 16:5,6; Psa 142:5
which		Luk 8:18; Luk 12:20,33; Luk 16:2,25; Jhn 4:14; Jhn 5:24; Jhn 10:27,28; Rom 8:35-39; Col 3:3,4; 1Pe 1:4,5

Correlating Passages

one

	Luk 18:22	Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
	Psa 27:4	One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
	Psa 73:25	Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
	Ecc 12:13	Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.
	Mar 8:36	For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
	Jhn 17:3	And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
	1Cr 13:3	And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
	Gal 5:6	For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
	Col 2:10	And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
	1Jo 5:11	And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
	1Jo 5:12	He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

chosen

	Deu 30:19	I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
	Jos 24:15	And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
	Jos 24:22	And Joshua said unto the people, Ye [are] witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, [We are] witnesses.
	Psa 17:15	As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
	Psa 119:30	I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me].
	Psa 119:111	Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
	Psa 119:173	Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

good

	Psa 16:5	The LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
	Psa 16:6	The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
	Psa 142:5	I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my refuge [and] my portion in the land of the living.

which

	Luk 8:18	Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
	Luk 12:20	But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
	Luk 12:33	Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
	Luk 16:2	And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
	Luk 16:25	But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
	Jhn 4:14	But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
	Jhn 5:24	Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
	Jhn 10:27	My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
	Jhn 10:28	And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.
	Rom 8:35	Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? [shall] tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
	Rom 8:36	As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
	Rom 8:37	Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
	Rom 8:38	For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
	Rom 8:39	Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
	Col 3:3	For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
	Col 3:4	When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
	1Pe 1:4	To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
	1Pe 1:5	Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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Scott, Thomas. "Luke 10:42," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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