Martha cornered Jesus and his posse as they were leaving the Last Supper and told them they weren't going anywhere until they'd lent a hand with the washing up.

Love. It.

More seriously, *did* Jesus want dinner? I mean, did Martha even ask him before she got launched?

In a culture where "someone walking in my front door" = "OMG must provide meal NOW!" she almost certainly didn't. Learning that made a huge difference in my reading of the passage.