Mark 14:3-9
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3 While He was in Bethany [as a guest] at the home of [a]Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, a [b]woman came with an alabaster vial of very costly and precious perfume of pure [c]nard; and she broke the vial and poured the perfume over His head. 4 But there were [d]some who were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted? 5 For this perfume might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii [a laborer’s wages for almost a year], and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. 6 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why are you bothering her and causing trouble? She has done a good and beautiful thing to Me. 7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do something good to them; but you will not always have Me.(A) 8 She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial. 9 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, wherever the good news [regarding salvation] is proclaimed throughout the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”
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- Mark 14:3 See note Matt 26:6.
- Mark 14:3 John the Apostle identifies this woman as Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus (Matt 26:7; John 12:3). Jesus was anointed in a similar way by an unnamed woman when he was in Galilee dining at the home of a Pharisee (Luke 7:36-39).
- Mark 14:3 See note Matt 26:7.
- Mark 14:4 Judas may have been the instigator of this complaint (John 12:4-6).
Mark 14:3-9
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
3 And kai while he autos was eimi in en Bethany Bēthania in en the ho house oikia of Simon Simōn the ho leper lepros, as he autos reclined katakeimai at table , there came erchomai a woman gynē with echō an alabaster alabastros flask of very costly polytelēs anointment myron of pure pistikos nard nardos; and breaking syntribō the ho flask alabastros, she poured katacheō it over his autos · ho head kephalē. 4 But de some tis were eimi indignant aganakteō, and began saying to pros themselves heautou, “ For eis what tis purpose was ginomai · ho this houtos waste apōleia of ho ointment myron? 5 For gar this houtos ointment myron could dynamai · ho have been sold pipraskō for epanō more than three hundred triakosioi denarii dēnarion and kai given didōmi to the ho poor ptōchos.” And kai they rebuked embrimaomai her autos harshly . 6 · ho But de Jesus Iēsous said legō, “ Leave aphiēmi her autos alone. Why tis are you causing parechō her autos trouble kopos? She has done ergazomai a beautiful kalos thing ergon to en me egō. 7 For gar you will echō always pantote have echō the ho poor ptōchos with meta you heautou, and kai whenever hotan you want thelō you can dynamai do poieō something good for them autos, but de you will echō not ou always pantote have echō me egō. 8 She has done poieō what hos she could echō; she has anointed prolambanō · ho my egō body sōma beforehand for eis · ho burial entaphiasmos. 9 I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, · de wherever hopou ean the ho gospel euangelion is preached kēryssō in eis the ho whole holos world kosmos, what hos this woman houtos has done poieō will also kai be told laleō in eis memory mnēmosynon of her autos.”
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