{Now as they went on their way} ((886e) de t(9369) poreuesthai
autous). Luke's favourite temporal clause again as in verse
 35 . {Received him into her house} (hupedexato auton eis t(886e)
oikian). Aorist middle indicative of hupodechomai, an old verb
to welcome as a guest (in the N.T. only here and  Lu 19:6  Ac
17:7  Jas 2:25 ). Martha is clearly the mistress of the home and
is probably the elder sister. There is no evidence that she was
the wife of Simon the leper ( Joh 12:1f. ). It is curious that in
an old cemetery at Bethany the names of Martha, Eleazar, and
Simon have been found.