How many times is Martha mentioned in the Bible?
The word Martha appears 13 times in the King James Version, in 12 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Martha 13 times.
Martha in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Martha counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Martha | 13 | 13 |
| Total | 13 | 13 |
First and last mention of Martha
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
The verse that uses it most is Luke 10:41, 2 times:
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
Verses with Martha on our topic pages
3 verses that use Martha in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,
On: Christmas, Stress, Hospitality
As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
On: Christmas, Hospitality
But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”
On: Christmas, Hospitality
Common questions
How many times is Martha in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 13 uses are in the Old Testament and 13 in the New Testament. Martha appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. John has the most (9), then Luke (4).
Where is Martha first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Luke 10:38: "Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house." The last is John 12:2.
More word counts: Lazarus, Gabriel, Michael, Stephen, Timothy, Thomas, Barnabas, Silas, or all 253 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.