Mark 14:9
7 The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
8 She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
11 They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- KJV
- Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
- WEB
- Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”
- ASV
- And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
- DARBY
- And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, what this [woman] has done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.
- BLB
- And truly I say to you⁺, wherever the gospel shall be proclaimed in the whole world, what this [woman] did also will be spoken of, for a memorial of her.”
- ÅB
- Sannelig sier jeg dere: Hvor som helst evangeliet forkynnes i all verden, skal også det hun gjorde omtales til minne om henne.
- OTB
- Sannelig sier jeg dere, hvor som helst evangeliet blir forkynt i hele verden, skal det hun har gjort også fortelles til minne om henne."
- B1930
- Sannelig sier jeg eder: Hvor som helst evangeliet forkynnes i all verden, skal også det hun gjorde omtales til minne om henne.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 26:12–13
By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.
Read in contextMark 16:15
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Read in contextMatthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Read in contextPsalms 112:6–9
Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
Read in contextZechariah 6:14
The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious son of Zephaniah.
Read in contextNumbers 31:54
And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
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